snap out of

phrasal verb

snapped out of; snapping out of; snaps out of

informal

: to stop being in or to cause (someone) to stop being in (an unhappy condition or mood, a daydream, etc.)

I don't know how to get her to snap out of her depression.

The sound of a door slamming snapped me out of my daydream.

Come on, snap out of it! You can't let your breakup get you so depressed.

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Agatha All Along is centered around the witch-killing Agatha (Kathryn Hahn) as she's snapped out of the spell Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) placed on her three years ago by an, at first, unknown boy who goes by Teen (Joe Locke). —

Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024 Plus, you’re guaranteed to get some sweet snaps out of it. —

Malia Griggs, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2024 In Blink Twice, Frida drinks snake venom to snap out of her haze (like Eve in the Garden!). —

Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024 Neither team fully snapped out of this shooting stupor, finishing a combined 7-for-37 in the fourth quarter. —

Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for snap out of