snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory

短语

词形变化

snatched defeat out of the jaws of victory snatches defeat out of the jaws of victory 三单 snatches defeat out of the jaws of victory snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory 现在分词 snatched defeat out of the jaws of victory 过去式 snatched defeat out of the jaws of victory 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

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

    幽默

词源

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

来源：wiktionary