snap to

Idioms

Move swiftly and smartly to an action, as in The troops snapped to attention. This phrase is sometimes expanded to snap to it, as in You'd better snap to it if we're going to finish today. [Early 1900s]

Example Sentences

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Parents who attended this week’s protest urged the company to do more to safeguard young people from predators and called for Snap to disable its AI chatbot.

From Los Angeles Times

Pickled vegetables add a bright, briny snap to otherwise familiar dishes: carrots and jicama, scallions or classic cucumbers become unexpected stars.

From Salon

Record LNG feedgas flows combined with last week’s cold snap to push natural gas futures to their recent highs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sierra Bird is one of the more than 42 million Americans who depend on funds from Snap to feed her family.

From BBC

No matter, he pounded over left tackle on the next snap to make it 35-14 midway through the third quarter.

From Los Angeles Times

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