SNATCH VICTORY FROM THE JAWS OF DEFEAT

Meaning of SNATCH VICTORY FROM THE JAWS OF DEFEAT in English

win when it appears that you will lose, mount a comeback The opinion polls showed we were losing, but we snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

SNATCH VICTORY FROM THE JAWS OF DEFEAT — win when it appears that you will lose, mount a comeback The opinion polls showed we were losing, but we …
English Idioms vocabulary
VICTORY — kadaugan;tagumpay
English-Visayan vocabulary
VICTORY — noun (plural -ries) Etymology: Middle English victorie, from Anglo-French, from Latin victoria, from victor Date: 14th century the overcoming of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SNATCH
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEFEAT — I. də̇ˈfēt, dēˈ-, usu -fēd.+V transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English deffeten, from Middle French desfait, deffait, past …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VICTORY — ˈvikt(ə)rē, -ri noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French victorie, from Latin victoria, from feminine of (assumed) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JAWS — plural of jaw present third singular of jaw
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FROM — _f(r)əm, _f ə m, |främ, |frəm, _främ preposition Etymology: Middle English fram, from, from Old English; akin to Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VICTORY — (n.) The defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist in any contest; a gaining of the superiority …
Английский словарь Webster
SNATCH — (n.) A short period of vigorous action; as, a snatch at weeding after a shower.
Английский словарь Webster
SNATCH — (v. i.) To attempt to seize something suddenly; to catch; -- often with at; as, to snatch at a rope.
Английский словарь Webster
DEFEAT — (v.) Frustration by rendering null and void, or by prevention of success; as, the defeat of a plan or design.
Английский словарь Webster
DEFEAT — (v. t.) To resist with success; as, to defeat an assault.
Английский словарь Webster
VICTORY — ( n. ) The defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist in any contest; a gaining of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DEFEAT — ( v. ) Frustration by rendering null and void, or by prevention of success; as, the defeat of a plan …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DEFEAT — ( v. t. ) To resist with success; as, to defeat an assault.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VICTORY — — victoryless , adj. /vik"teuh ree, vik"tree/ , n. , pl. victories . 1. a success or triumph over an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEFEAT — — defeater , n. /di feet"/ , v.t. 1. to overcome in a contest, election, battle, etc.; prevail over; vanquish: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VICTORY — n. triumph over an opponent; instance of defeating an opponent; success in the face of a challenge or a struggle
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
JAWS — n. something which resembles a pair of jawbones; something which opens and closes or grips in a jawlike manner
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
JAWS — n. 1975 film directed by Steven Spielberg (starring Richard Dreyfuss and Roy Scheider)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SNATCH — I. ˈsnach verb Etymology: Middle English snacchen to snap, seize; akin to Middle Dutch snacken to snap at Date: 13th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEFEAT — I. di-ˈfēt, dē- transitive verb Etymology: Middle English deffeten, from Anglo-French defait, past participle of defaire, desfaire to destroy, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SNATCH — noun the handle of a scythe; a snead. 2. snatch ·noun to seize and transport away; to rap. 3. snatch …
Webster English vocab
DEFEAT — v an undoing or annulling; destruction. 2. defeat ·vt to resist with success; as, to defeat an assault. 3. defeat …
Webster English vocab
JAWS — ~ the grasping or destructive power of something: → jaw ———————— ~ the grasping, biting, or crushing mouthparts of an …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SNATCH — [snatch] vb [ME snacchen to give a sudden snap, seize; akin to MD snacken to snap at] vi (13c): to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEFEAT — [de.feat] vt [ME deffeten, fr. MF deffait, pp. of deffaire to destroy, fr. OF desfaire, fr. ML disfacere, fr. L …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
VICTORY — flagship of the victorious British fleet commanded by Admiral Horatio Nelson in the Battle of Trafalgar on Oct. 21, 1805. …
Britannica English vocabulary
VICTORY — / ˈvɪktəri; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) [ C , U ] victory (over / against sb/sth) success …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SNATCH
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FROM — / frəm; strong form frɒm; NAmE frʌm; frɑːm/ preposition HELP NOTE : For the special uses of from in phrasal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEFEAT — / dɪˈfiːt; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb [ vn ] 1. to win against sb in a war, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VICTORY — Victory, HMS BrE AmE the British ship that Admiral ↑ Nelson used in 1805 when his navy won the important …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
VICTORY — vic ‧ to ‧ ry W2 /ˈvɪkt ə ri/ BrE AmE noun ( plural victories ) [uncountable and countable] [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SNATCH
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
JAWS — Jaws BrE AmE (1975) an exciting and frightening US film made by Steven ↑ Spielberg , about a ↑ shark …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FROM — from S1 W1 /frəm; strong frɒm $ frəm strong frʌm, frɑːm/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEFEAT — I. de ‧ feat 1 W3 /dɪˈfiːt/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ defeat …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SNATCH — v. & n. --v.tr. 1 seize quickly, eagerly, or unexpectedly, esp. with outstretched hands. 2 steal (a wallet, handbag, etc.). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FROM — prep. expressing separation or origin, followed by: 1 a person, place, time, etc., that is the starting-point of motion or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SNATCH — v. & n. v.tr. 1 seize quickly, eagerly, or unexpectedly, esp. with outstretched hands. 2 steal (a wallet, handbag, etc.). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FROM — prep. expressing separation or origin, followed by: 1 a person, place, time, etc., that is the starting-point of motion or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SNATCH — v. & n. --v.tr. 1. seize quickly, eagerly, or unexpectedly, esp. with outstretched hands. 2 steal (a wallet, handbag, etc.). …
Oxford English vocab
FROM — prep. expressing separation or origin, followed by: 1. a person, place, time, etc., that is the starting-point of motion or …
Oxford English vocab
VICTORY — ( victories) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A victory is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SNATCH — ( snatches, snatching, snatched) 1. If you snatch something or snatch at something, you take it or pull it away …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FROM — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEFEAT — ( defeats, defeating, defeated) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEFEAT — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
VICTORY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SNATCH
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
JAWS — PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES jaws the Jaws of Life the jaws of death/defeat/despair etc ▪ The shocked priority of examining …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FROM
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEFEAT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a defeated army ▪ The survivors of his defeated army settled in Provence. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
VICTORY — [noun] - (an example of) success in a game, competition, election, war, etc.a three-stroke victory (in golf) [C]a five-wicket victory …
Cambridge English vocab
SNATCH — (TAKE QUICKLY) [verb] - to take hold of (something) suddenly and roughlyHe snatched the photos out of my hand before …
Cambridge English vocab
JAWS — [plural] [noun]Jaws are a large mouth and teeth, esp. of a large or fierce animal, or (figurative) something which looks …
Cambridge English vocab
DEFEAT — [verb] [T] - to win a victory over (someone) in a fight, war or competition, or to cause (someone or …
Cambridge English vocab
SNATCH
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
JAWS — Synonyms and related words : bazoo, chaps, chops, claws, clutches, digits, embouchure, fangs, fingernails, fingers, gab, gob, hands, hooks, jaw, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
VICTORY — n. Function: noun 1 the overcoming of an opponent FF1C; won a knockout victory in the first round FF1E; Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
JAWS — n. pl. 1. Chaps, mouth. 2. Walls, enclosing walls or crags, craggy opening, throat.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
VICTORY — noun 1. the overcoming of an opponent won a knockout victory in the first round Synonyms: conquest, triumph, win Related …
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