snap out of
phrasal verb
snapped out of; snapping out of; snaps out of
informal
: to stop being in or to cause (someone) to stop being in (an unhappy condition or mood, a daydream, etc.)
I don't know how to get her to snap out of her depression.
The sound of a door slamming snapped me out of my daydream.
Come on, snap out of it! You can't let your breakup get you so depressed.
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By kicking out the negative thoughts, Georgiev snapped out of his shot-stopping doldrums and helped the Avalanche split games in Winnipeg.
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Pat Graham, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2024
Surely, every aggravated Cleveland fan cursing at their TV every time a top half of the inning ended with two or three base runners puttering back to the dugout also declared Thomas would snap out of his funk and fuel the Guardians to victory.
—Zack Meisel, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
Agatha All Along is centered around the witch-killing Agatha (Kathryn Hahn) as she's snapped out of the spell Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) placed on her three years ago by an, at first, unknown boy who goes by Teen (Joe Locke).
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Plus, you’re guaranteed to get some sweet snaps out of it.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2024
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Pat Graham, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2024
Surely, every aggravated Cleveland fan cursing at their TV every time a top half of the inning ended with two or three base runners puttering back to the dugout also declared Thomas would snap out of his funk and fuel the Guardians to victory.
—Zack Meisel, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
Agatha All Along is centered around the witch-killing Agatha (Kathryn Hahn) as she's snapped out of the spell Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) placed on her three years ago by an, at first, unknown boy who goes by Teen (Joe Locke).
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Plus, you’re guaranteed to get some sweet snaps out of it.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Snap out of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snap%20out%20of. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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