snatch defeat from the jaws of victory

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

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慣用表現

(idiomatic) To suddenly lose a contest one seemed very likely to win, especially through mistakes or bad judgment.

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Up until the final minute, our team dominated, but a costly turnover caused us to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

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意味（1）

(idiomatic) To suddenly lose a contest one seemed very likely to win, especially through mistakes or bad judgment.

... since the fall of communism, the West has managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, and with disastrous results.

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snatches defeat from the jaws of victory （ 現在形 単数形 三人称 ）

snatching defeat from the jaws of victory （ 分詞 現在形 ）

snatched defeat from the jaws of victory （ 分詞 過去形 ）

snatched defeat from the jaws of victory （ 過去形 ）