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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Barking at someone to snap out of it is unhelpful for more reasons than Giolitti-Wright can count.
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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
In 2025, however, the Sounders (1-2-3) are trying to snap out of an early-season funk.
—Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Machado is 0-for-15 during a four-game skid that the Padres will try to snap out of in their second day in Toronto.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2025
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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
In 2025, however, the Sounders (1-2-3) are trying to snap out of an early-season funk.
—Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Machado is 0-for-15 during a four-game skid that the Padres will try to snap out of in their second day in Toronto.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2025
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“Snap out of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snap%20out%20of. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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