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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Neto also had two doubles, snapping out of an 0-for-13 slump in his previous three games. Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 21 June 2025 Everyone in the presumably Midwestern town, based somewhat on Neveu’s Iowa hometown of Newton, wants Janice to snap out of it. Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025 Barking at someone to snap out of it is unhelpful for more reasons than Giolitti-Wright can count. Angela Haupt, Time, 6 June 2025 On Wednesday night at Wrigley Field, with the Dodgers again trying to snap out of an early-season lull, Ohtani came to the plate with the chance to do it again. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 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 9 Jul. 2025.

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