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.

Examples of snap out of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Richard stands in that fog for a few too many seconds but quickly snaps out of it and saves Dorian’s life by inserting a clip in the dude’s gut. —Lincee Ray, EW.com, 3 May 2024

Blunt turned up to basically try to force Gosling to snap out of it but ended up singing an homage to her Oppenheimer character, Kitty, alongside him. —Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Apr. 2024

But once light came back, the birds snapped out of it. —Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2024

At the plate: Nolan Jones has snapped out of an early spring slump. —Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2024