English Explanatory Dictionary

snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To fail to achieve an expected success, especially through counterproductive intervention.

Word forms

snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory snatches defeat out of the jaws of victory snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory snatched defeat out of the jaws of victory

Etymology

Ironic reversal of a similar idiom, to snatch victory out of the jaws of defeat, with the opposite meaning.

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