snatch victory from the jaws of defeat

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)To suddenly win acontestwhen it appears that loss is a foregone conclusion, to succeed in an endeavor throughreversaloffortune,skill,effort, orgoodjudgment.2010, Liam Maloney,"Sligosnatch a victory from the jaws of defeat,"Sligo Weekender(Sligo, Ireland). 16 February.

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