snatch victory (from the jaws of defeat)
Definition
› to win at the last moment possible, when it had previously seemed certain that you were going to loseWinning and defeatingScoring, winning and losing in sport
(Definition of snatch victory (from the jaws of defeat) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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snatch at sth phrasal verb
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snatch noun (SEX ORGAN)
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snatch noun (SHORT PART)
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snatch noun (TAKE QUICKLY)
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snatch verb (TAKE QUICKLY)
- snatch victory (from the jaws of defeat) idiom
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snatcher noun
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snazzy adjective
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sneak noun
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sneak peek noun
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sneak preview noun
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Synonyms and related words:
- annihilate verb
- bank verb (MONEY)
- be one in the eye for sb idiom
- beat sb at their own game idiom
- beat sb hollow idiom
- hammering noun (DEFEAT)
- move/go in for the kill idiom
- near thing noun
- outclass verb
- outmanoeuvre verb
- outpace verb
- rout noun
- rout verb
- triumphalism noun
- triumphant adjective
- trounce verb
- trouncing noun
- trouser verb
- trump verb
- vanquish verb
Topic:
Winning and defeating
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