snatch victory from the jaws of defeat

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To suddenly win a contest when it appears that loss is a foregone conclusion, to succeed in an endeavor through reversal of fortune, skill, effort, or good judgment
snatch victory from the jaws of defeat

    Silbentrennung

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

    Türkische aussprache

    snäç vîktri fırm dhi côz ıv dîfit

    Aussprache

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

    Etymologie

    () The first recorded use of the phrase discovered to date is an article criticizing Representative James Seddon of Virginia for claiming that a regiment in the had "snatched victory from the jaws of defeat."
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