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Eudora Thao
2021-03-11 12:03
The jaws of death, defeat, etc. literary
This expression means a unpleasant or or undesirable situation almost occurs.
He snatched the win from the jaws of defeat with only one point more than his opponent.
As soon as we heard the noise, we ran out of the house and narrowly escaped from the jaws of death.
This idiom is often used to express that you should accept an unpleasant situation or event because you cannot change it.
When you experience extreme and undesirable situations, it is probably essential to take extreme actions
Once something has been done, you can do nothing but face the consequences.
Do you see anything wrong?
Used to describe a situation when people say nothing and feel worried, embarrassed or uncomfortable
A heavy silence fell upon the room after Jane refused John's proposal.
