- ˌsnap sth ˈup
- phrasal verb
1) to buy something as soon as you see itBy 10 o'clock most of the best bargains had been snapped up.[/ex]2) to immediately take advantage of an opportunity
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ˌsnap sth ˈup
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snap sth up — UK US snap sth up Phrasal Verb with snap({{}}/snæp/ verb [T] ( pp ) INFORMAL ► to buy or take something quickly or enthusiastically because it is exactly what you want or very cheap: »When I was offered the chance to work in Denmark, I snapped it … Financial and business terms
snap something out — ˌsnap sthˈout derived to say sth in a sharp unpleasant way • The sergeant snapped out an order. Main entry: ↑snapderived … Useful english dictionary
snap — snap1 W3 [snæp] v past tense and past participle snapped present participle snapping ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(break)¦ 2¦(move into position)¦ 3¦(say something angrily)¦ 4¦(become angry/anxious etc)¦ 5¦(animal)¦ 6¦(photograph)¦ 7 snap your fingers … Dictionary of contemporary English
snap — 1 verb 1 BREAK (I, T) if something snaps, or if you snap it, it breaks with a sudden sharp noise: Pablo felt the second blow on his collar bone and heard it snap. | The impact must have snapped the cable. | snap sth off: Patricia snapped a twig… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
snap — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Snap is used before these nouns: ↑closure Snap is used after these nouns: ↑holiday {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb 1 break suddenly with a sharp noise ADVERB ▪ suddenly ▪ The branch suddenly snapped … Collocations dictionary
snap — [snæp] verb I 1) [I/T] to suddenly break something with a short loud noise, or to be broken in this way When the rope snapped, Davis fell into the water.[/ex] Ken snapped off the smaller branches.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to quickly move something, for… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
snap something up — BUY EAGERLY, accept eagerly, jump at, take advantage of, grab, seize (on), grasp with both hands, pounce on. → snap * * * quickly and eagerly buy or secure something that is in short supply or being sold cheaply all the tickets have been snapped… … Useful english dictionary
snap out of something — ˌsnap ˈout of it/sth | ˌsnap sb ˈout of it/sth idiom no passive (informal) to make an effort to stop feeling unhappy or depressed; to help sb to stop feeling unhappy • You ve been depressed for weeks. It s time you snapped out of it. Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
snap somebody out of it — ˌsnap ˈout of it/sth | ˌsnap sb ˈout of it/sth idiom no passive (informal) to make an effort to stop feeling unhappy or depressed; to help sb to stop feeling unhappy • You ve been depressed for weeks. It s time you snapped out of it. Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
snap somebody out of something — ˌsnap ˈout of it/sth | ˌsnap sb ˈout of it/sth idiom no passive (informal) to make an effort to stop feeling unhappy or depressed; to help sb to stop feeling unhappy • You ve been depressed for weeks. It s time you snapped out of it. Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
