snap out of — to suddenly recover from a bad mood, depression, or unpleasant state of mind
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: to suddenly recover from a bad mood, depression, or unpleasant state of mind
Pronunciation (IPA): /snæp aʊt əv/
Example Sentences
- After eating three pizzas, I finally snapped out of my heartbreak.
- The motivational speaker told everyone to snap out of their negativity.
- He snapped out of his daydream when his boss called his name.
snap out of
NOUN[/snæp aʊt əv/]
to suddenly recover from a bad mood, depression, or unpleasant state of mind
💡 Concept
Coach claps loudly to help the boxer snap out of his daze mid-round.
🎵 Rhyme
Snap out of the trap with a determined clap!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/snæp aʊt əv/
🇬🇧 UK/snæp aʊt əv/
🌳Etymology
Rootsnap
🎵Rhyme
wraptrapclap
wrap
trap
clap
🔗Collocations
snap out of depression
snap out of a bad mood
snap out of it
can't snap out of
help someone snap out of
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“After eating three pizzas, I finally snapped out of my heartbreak.”
“The motivational speaker told everyone to snap out of their negativity.”
“He snapped out of his daydream when his boss called his name.”
😄 Fun example
“I tried to snap out of my Monday blues by drinking five cups of coffee.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
get overrecover fromshake offpull oneself together
Antonyms
fall intosink intoget stuck in
Related
wake upcome tobounce backcheer up
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