in snatches

In or for brief periods of time. I caught the speech in snatches, but the kids were screaming in the other room so I couldn't hear the TV properly. I was so anxious about how to pay for the car repairs that I only slept in snatches.

in ˈsnatches

for short periods rather than continuously: Sleep came to him in brief snatches. OPPOSITE: at a stretch

词组	in snatches
释义	in snatches in snatches In or for brief periods of time. I caught the speech in snatches, but the kids were screaming in the other room so I couldn't hear the TV properly. I was so anxious about how to pay for the car repairs that I only slept in snatches. See also: snatch Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. in ˈsnatches for short periods rather than continuously: Sleep came to him in brief snatches. OPPOSITE: at a stretch See also: snatch Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: screaming-meamies screaming-meemie screaming-meemies neither can (one) Neither can I enough to plague a saint plague saint (something) is enough to plague a saint get gray hair from
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