The team was able to snatch victory from 'the jaws of defeat' [=the team won] by scoring in the final seconds of the game.
He barely escaped from 'the jaws of death'. [=he barely escaped death]
The crocodile tried to grab him in its 'jaws'. [='mouth']
(..) Discombobulate. Dazed, he'll attempt a wild hit. employ the elbow block. And body shot. block next left. weaken right jaw. Now fracture. Break right ribs. Traumamatize, solar plexus. dislocate jaw entirely. Kick in the diaphragm. In summary: jaw fractured, three ribs cracked four broken, diaphragm haemorrhaging. Physical recovery: weeks. For psychological recovery: months. Capacity to spit tobacco: (..)2009 Sherlock Holmes