snap

bite/snap someone's head off (informal)

to answer someone angrily. I only asked if I could borrow your bike. There's no need to bite my head off! She snaps his head off every time he opens his mouth.

See also: bite, head

a cold snap

a sudden and short period of cold weather. The recent cold snap has led to higher food prices.

See also: cold

Snap to it! (British, American & Australian, informal, American, informal)

something that you say to someone when you want them to hurry. We're leaving in five minutes so you'd better snap to it. Snap it up, can't you? Surely you've had enough time to write that letter!

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snap out of something

to stop experiencing something, esp. something unpleasant. Davis snapped out of a two-year slump to win at the golf tournament.

Usage notes: usually used in the form snap out of it and sometimes given as advice: She's filled with grief, and just can't seem to snap out of it. Are you feeling guilty about not spending time with the kids? Well, snap out of it!

snap up something

to buy or obtain something as soon as it is available. His new thriller is so popular, fans have snapped up copies as fast as bookstores get them. As soon as the World Series tickets went on sale, fans snapped them up.