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.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 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 …
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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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