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snatch victory from the jaws of defeat

snatch victory from the jaws of defeat

Cliché to win at the last moment. At the last moment, the team snatched victory from the jaws of defeat with a last-second full-court basket.
See also: defeat, jaw, of, snatch, victory

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Almast-Armenian
Leokadiale-aw-KAHD-yahPolish
HjalmarYAHL-mahr (Swedish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
JoaquÍNhwah-KEENSpanish
Faust-Literature
Hefin-Welsh
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