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Victory Jaws Snatch Defeat Manage Win Match Contest

Phrase/Idiom snatch victory from the jaws of defeat
Definition If you manage to win something such as a match or a contest, when you are on the verge of losing, you snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.
Example With this goal, they snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.

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