snatch defeat from the jaws of victory

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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.

snatch defeat from the jaws of victory

    Hyphenation

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

    Turkish pronunciation

    snäç dîfit fırm dhi côz ıv vîktri

    Pronunciation

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

    Etymology

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