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Phrase(s): snatch something up
1. Lit. to grasp something and lift it up. • Tom snatched the last cookie up and popped it into his mouth. • He snatched up the last piece of cake. 2. Fig. to collect or acquire as many of something as possible. • The shoppers snatched the sale merchandise up very quickly. • The shoppers snatched up the sale merchandise very quickly.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs