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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Daniels took the snap out of the pistol formation and dropped back to pass in the third quarter. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025 Led once again by Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce, the team appeared to snap out of their funk last week on Sunday Night Football against the Detroit Lions. Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025 Dart’s fearless style may be exactly what the Giants need to finally snap out of this prolonged funk. Dan Duggan, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025 Billy reluctantly goes along with it, while Mary, watching far away in Scotland, folds her disappointment up like laundry and gets on with business of waiting for her two friends to snap out of it. Jessica Kiang, Variety, 4 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snap out of

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“Snap out of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snap%20out%20of. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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