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a snap

(See it's a snap)

as slow as a dead snail

unbeatable in slowness He writes as slow as a dead snail, only a word or two per day!

blow snakes (music)

play great jazz, improvise creatively I went to hear jazz at the club, and Guido was blowing snakes.

half snapped

(See half corked)

it's a snap

it is easy to do, it is a piece of cake You should try making a paper plane. It's a snap.

make it snappy

be quick, hurry up I'll have a Coke, please, and make it snappy!

slow as a dead snail

(See as slow as a dead snail)

snag

problem, difficulty, glitch If you plan a project carefully, there will be fewer snags.

snail

a very slow movement forward The cars on the highway moved at a snail

snake in the grass

an enemy who pretends to be a friend You should be careful of her even if she seems very nice. She is like a snake in the grass.

snap

(See it's a snap)

snap a picture

(See take a picture)

snap at

speak in a harsh tone, answer sharply If I talk to you while you're watching TV, you snap at me.

snap out of it

return to normal, stop being afraid He finally snapped out of his depression and was able to return to work quickly.

snap up

take or accept eagerly The tickets to the concert were snapped up in three hours.

snapped

drunk, loaded, looped Whenever he gets snapped, he wants to fight.

snatch victory from the jaws of defeat

win when it appears that you will lose, mount a comeback The opinion polls showed we were losing, but we snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.

snazzy

stylish, neat, way cool That's a snazzy suit, George. It looks great on you.

something snapped

the brain broke, the mind failed Something snapped when he was in the war. Now he can't speak.

take a snap shot

(See take a picture)

aw snap

it means in lamens terms. for real or no way; also, watch out or oh my gosh

crack snacker

a lesbian

cradle snatcher

derogatory term for a person who dates or marries someone considerably younger than themselves

crumb snatcher

kids, children

snaps

money

snatch

female genital

yeapa-snapa

1. female genitalia
2. women

snap one's fingers at

show contempt for；show no respect for蔑视；漠视
Don't snap your fingers at his proposal；I think it at least merits our consideration．不要小看他的建议，我认为至少值得我们考虑考虑。
John snapped his fingers at the sign that said″ Don't enter″， and he went into the door．约翰漠视“不准进入”的牌子，进去了。

snap out of

change quickly from a bad habit，mood，or feeling to a better one摆脱某种精神状态；打起精神来
The coach told the lazy player to snap out of it．教练要这个懒惰的球员改变作风。

snatch at

try quickly and eagerly to seize or take advantage of攫取（某物）；抓取（某物）
She snatched at the chance she was being offered．她紧紧抓住提供给她的机会。
He snatched at the letter but was not quick enough．他想夺取那封信，但动作慢了点。

snap sth up

Idiom(s): snap sth up

Theme: COMMERCE

to grab and buy something.
• I always snap bargains up whenever I go shopping.
• I went to the store, and they had soup on sale, so I snapped up plenty.

hit a snag

Idiom(s): hit a snag

Theme: DIFFICULTY

to run into a problem. (Informal.)
• We've hit a snag with the building project.
• I stopped working on the roof when I hit a snag.

at a snail's pace

Idiom(s): at a snail's pace

Theme: SPEED

very slowly.
• When you watch a clock, time seems to move at a snail's pace.
• You always eat at a snail's pace. I'm tired of waiting for you.

Lower than a snake's belly

Someone or something that is lower than a snake's belly is of a very low moral standing.

Lower than a snake's belly in a wagon rut

(USA) If someone or something is lower than a snake's belly in a wagon rut, they are of low moral standing because a snake's belly is low and if the snake is in a wagon rut, it is really low.

Mad as a cut snake

(USA) One who is mad as a cut snake has lost all sense of reason, is crazy, out of control.

Snake oil

Advice or medicine which is of no use.

Snake oil salesperson

A person who promotes something that doesn't work, is selling snake oil.

a snake in the grass

someone who can't be trusted: "Don't tell him any secrets - he's a snake in the grass."

cold snap|cold|snap

n. A short time of quick change from warm weather to cold. The cold snap killed everything in the garden.

make it snappy|make|snappy

v. phr., informal To move quickly; be fast; hurry.

Usually used as a command. "Make it snappy," Mother said, "or we'll be late for the movie." The man hurried into the restaurant and told the waitress, "A cup of coffee, and make it snappy."

snail's pace|pace|snail

n. A very slow movement forward. Time moved at a snail's pace before the holidays. The donkey on which he was riding moved at a snail's pace.

snake in the grass|grass|in the grass|snake

n. phr., informal A person who cannot be trusted; an unfaithful traitor; rascal. Did Harry tell you that? He's a snake in the grass! Some snake in the grass told the teacher our plans.

snap one's fingers at|finger|fingers|snap

v. phr. To show contempt for; show no respect for; pay no attention to; scorn; disregard. John snapped his fingers at the sign that said "Do not enter," and he went in the door. The highway sign said "Speed limit, 35 miles per hour," but when a driver snapped his fingers at it by going 55 miles an hour, a motorcycle policeman arrested him.

snap out of|snap|snap out

v., informal To change quickly from a bad habit, mood, or feeling to a better one.

Often used with "it". Mary was unhappy when her fiance abandoned her, but she snapped out of it when she met a new young man. The coach told the lazy player to snap out of it.

snap up|snap

v., informal To take or accept eagerly. Eggs were on sale cheap, and the shoppers snapped up the bargain. Mr. Hayes told Bob that he would take him skiing, and Bob snapped up the offer.

snapshot

n. A small photograph, unlike a professional portrait. We took several snapshots of the scenery while driving around the island.

cold snap

cold snap
Also, cold spell. A short period of unusually cold weather, as in The recent cold snap has threatened the crop. The first expression presumably likens snap in the sense of “a sudden bite or cut” to sudden unexpected cold. The variant is more obvious, spell having been used in the sense of “a bout or turn at something” since the early 1700s. [Early 1800s]

snail mail

snail mail
Ordinary postal service, as opposed to electronic communications. For example, He hasn't taken to his computer so he's still using snail mail. This slangy idiom, alluding to the alleged slowness of the snail, caught on at least partly for its rhyme. [1980s]

snail's pace

snail's pace
A very slow pace, as in They're making progress with testing the new vaccine, but at a snail's pace. [c. 1400]