How to Pronounce "snatch from the jaws of death"
expression
SNATCH fruhm THUH jawz uhv DETH
SNATCH fr-OM THUH jawz OV DETH
Definition
To narrowly escape death or survive a very dangerous situation where you were expected to die.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈsnætʃ/ /ˈfɹəm/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈdʒɔz/ /ˈəv/ /ˈdɛθ
British English
snˈætʃ/ /fɹˈɒm/ /ðə, ði/ /dʒˈɔːz/ /ˈɒv/ /dˈɛθ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SNATCH fruhm THUH jawz uhv DETH
UK
SNATCH fr-OM THUH jawz OV DETH
Listen in Context
The firefighter snatched the child from the jaws of death during the fire.
Doctors managed to snatch him from the jaws of death after the accident.
The climbers were snatched from the jaws of death in the freezing mountains.
He completely lost hope, but somehow his life was snatched from the jaws of death.