snatch defeat from the jaws of victory oor Sjinees

snatch defeat from the jaws of victory

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(idiomatic) To suddenly lose a contest through reversal of fortune, mistakes, or bad judgment. The meaning is analogous to the idiomatic phrase "blow it"

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转胜为败

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suddenly lose a contest one seemed very likely to win, especially through mistakes or bad judgment
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Let us be careful not to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory
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By beginning to normalize relations, Cuba and the United States have snatched victory from the jaws of a double defeat: the failure of the embargo and the failure of the Cuban economy.
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