snap out of

English

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Verb

snap out of (third-person singular simple present snaps out of, present participle snapping out of, simple past and past participle snapped out of)

1. (idiomatic, intransitive, transitive) To terminate suddenly a mood, emotional state, or reverie.

   I felt sad that he had left, but I had to snap out of it and get on with my life.

   We tried to snap him out of it, but something cultlike was going on.