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Phrase(s): snap out of something
Fig. to become suddenly freed from a condition. (The condition can be a depression, an illness, unconsciousness, etc.) • I was very depressed for a week, but this morning I snapped out of it. • It isn’t often that a cold gets me down. Usually I can snap out of it quickly., Phrase(s): snap something out of something [and] snap something out
to remove something from something, causing an audible snap. • Jeff snapped the plastic plug out of the socket. • He snapped out the plug.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Suddenly recover, as in You can't expect an entire economy to snap out of the doldrums overnight. This expression is Also put as an imperative, Snap out of it! telling someone to return to his or her normal state of mind from an undesirable condition such as grief, self-pity, or depression; for example, Snap out of it, Stella; it's over and done with. [1920s]
American Heritage Idioms