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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Herbert took the snap out of the shotgun.
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Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Tucker had just recently snapped out of a slump that lasted well over a month.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
On the second-and-3 play from the SDSU 42-yard line, Denegal took the snap out of the shotgun, hesitated for a moment, then ran up the middle.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
The Cubs are hoping that Tucker will snap out of this funk.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
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Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Tucker had just recently snapped out of a slump that lasted well over a month.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
On the second-and-3 play from the SDSU 42-yard line, Denegal took the snap out of the shotgun, hesitated for a moment, then ran up the middle.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
The Cubs are hoping that Tucker will snap out of this funk.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Snap out of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snap%20out%20of. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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