Snatch victory (from the jaws of defeat) In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "snatch victory (from the jaws of defeat)", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Caroline Tran

2020-12-06 11:12

Meaning of Snatch victory (from the jaws of defeat)

Snatch victory (from the jaws of defeat) informal verb phrase

To win when it is almost certain that one is about to lose

Everybody was surprised because Peter won the first price. He snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.

At the last moment, our team snatched victory from the jaws of defeat with a very interesting slide of our presentation.

Other phrases about:

the sweet smell of success

The pleasant experience of being successful

have the world at your feet

To be extremely successful and admired by a range of people.

May the best man win

The expression is used at the beginning of a competition to say that you hope the most fastest, strongest, or most skilled succeed person

wins.

heads I win, tails you lose

I will win no matter what happens.

to win by a nose

To win only by a smaill amount; to win narrowly

Grammar and Usage of Snatch victory (from the jaws of defeat)

Verb Forms

snatched victory from the jaws of defeat
snatches victory from the jaws of defeat

The verb "snatch" should be conjugated according to its tense.

Origin of Snatch victory (from the jaws of defeat)

(Image Source: The Church at Ashevillie)

The idiom was supposed to be first recorded in an article criticizing Representative James Seddon of Virginia for claiming that a regiment in the Mexican-American war had win.