snatch defeat from the jaws of victory

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von snatch defeat from the jaws of victory im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

To suddenly lose a contest through reversal of fortune, mistakes, or bad judgment. The meaning is analogous to the idiomatic phrase "blow it"

since the fall of communism, the West has managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, and with disastrous results.

Silbentrennung

snatch de·feat from the jaws of Vic·to·ry

Türkische aussprache

snäç dîfit fırm dhi côz ıv vîktri

Aussprache

/ˈsnaʧ dəˈfēt fərm ᴛʜē ˈʤôz əv ˈvəktrē/ /ˈsnæʧ dɪˈfiːt fɜrm ðiː ˈʤɔːz əv ˈvɪktriː/

Etymologie

() A variant of "to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat"