from — W1S1 [frəm strong frɔm $ frəm strong frʌm, fra:m] prep ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(where somebody/something starts)¦ 2¦(distance away)¦ 3¦(when something starts)¦ 4¦(original condition)¦ 5 from place to place/house to house etc 6 from day to day/from minute to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
from */*/*/ — strong UK [frɒm] / US [frɑm] weak UK [frəm] / US preposition 1) given, sent, or provided by someone used for stating who gives or sends you something or provides you with something You ll have to borrow the money from someone else. She wanted an… … English dictionary
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snatch something from someone's grasp — snatch something from someone’s grasp phrase to manage to prevent someone from getting something She had snatched the prize from his grasp at the last minute. Thesaurus: to get something or someonesynonym Main entry: snatch … Useful english dictionary
go from rags to riches — to start your life very poor and then later in life become very rich. People who go from rags to riches are often afraid the good life will be snatched away from them … New idioms dictionary
snatch something from someone's grasp — to manage to prevent someone from getting something She had snatched the prize from his grasp at the last minute … English dictionary
snatch victory from the jaws of defeat — 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. With a last minute goal, the team snatched victory form the jaws of defeat … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
snatch victory from the jaws of defeat — win when it appears that you will lose, mount a comeback The opinion polls showed we were losing, but we snatched victory from the jaws of defeat … English idioms
a brand from the burning — A person snatched out of a pressing danger (Bible, Amos 4.11) • • • Main Entry: ↑brand … Useful english dictionary
snatch — [[t]snæ̱tʃ[/t]] snatches, snatching, snatched 1) VERB If you snatch something or snatch at something, you take it or pull it away quickly. [V n prep] Mick snatched the cards from Archie s hand... [V n with adv] He snatched up the telephone... [V… … English dictionary
