snap up

To purchase or acquire something quickly before anyone else has the chance. A noun or pronoun can be used between "snap" and "up." During the Black Friday sales, customers rush through stores snapping merchandise up at incredibly low prices. The corporation has been snapping up smaller startup companies to broaden its range of products and services.

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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

snap it up

Inf. Hurry up! John: Come on, Fred. Snap it up! Fred: I'm hurrying! I'm hurrying! Sally: Snap it up! You're going to make us late. John: That's exactly what I had in mind.

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snap something up

1. Lit. to grasp something quickly. Karen snapped her pencil up and strode out of the room. Harry walked through the kitchen and snapped up two cookies on the way.

2. Fig. to purchase something quickly, because the price is low or because the item is so hard to find. (Fig. on {2}.) We put the cheap shirts out for sale this morning and people snapped them up in only a few minutes. They snapped up the bargains quickly.

3. Fig. to believe something eagerly; to believe a lie readily. They are so gullible that you can say anything and they'll snap it up. They will snap up anything that sounds good.

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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

snap up

Snatch for one's own use, as in As soon as they lower the price we intend to snap up the house; it's exactly what we want . [Mid-1500s]

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

snap up

To acquire someone or something quickly and eagerly: The fans of the band snapped up all the tickets the day they went on sale. The large corporation snapped many of its competitors up.

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.

Snap it up!

exclam. Hurry up! Come on, snap it up! I don’t have all day.

snap something up

tv. to buy up something. (see also snapped (up).) The customers snapped up all the humidifiers on the second day of the cold spell.

snapped (up)

1. mod. alcohol intoxicated. Pete was snapped up by eight-thirty.

2. mod. arrested. The bacon busted the joint and snapped everybody in sight.

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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

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involve with (someone or something)
involved with
arrange for
arrange for some time
arrange some music for
back into
back into (someone or something)
add in
angle

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释义	snap up snap up To purchase or acquire something quickly before anyone else has the chance. A noun or pronoun can be used between "snap" and "up." During the Black Friday sales, customers rush through stores snapping merchandise up at incredibly low prices. The corporation has been snapping up smaller startup companies to broaden its range of products and services. See also: snap, up Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. snap it up Inf. Hurry up! John: Come on, Fred. Snap it up! Fred: I'm hurrying! I'm hurrying! Sally: Snap it up! You're going to make us late. John: That's exactly what I had in mind. See also: snap, up snap something up 1. Lit. to grasp something quickly. Karen snapped her pencil up and strode out of the room. Harry walked through the kitchen and snapped up two cookies on the way. 2. Fig. to purchase something quickly, because the price is low or because the item is so hard to find. (Fig. on {2}.) We put the cheap shirts out for sale this morning and people snapped them up in only a few minutes. They snapped up the bargains quickly. 3. Fig. to believe something eagerly; to believe a lie readily. They are so gullible that you can say anything and they'll snap it up. They will snap up anything that sounds good. See also: snap, up McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. snap up Snatch for one's own use, as in As soon as they lower the price we intend to snap up the house; it's exactly what we want . [Mid-1500s] See also: snap, up The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. snap up v. To acquire someone or something quickly and eagerly: The fans of the band snapped up all the tickets the day they went on sale. The large corporation snapped many of its competitors up. See also: snap, up The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. Snap it up! exclam. Hurry up! Come on, snap it up! I don’t have all day. See also: snap snap something up tv. to buy up something. (see also snapped (up).) The customers snapped up all the humidifiers on the second day of the cold spell. See also: snap, something, up snapped (up) 1. mod. alcohol intoxicated. Pete was snapped up by eight-thirty. 2. mod. arrested. The bacon busted the joint and snapped everybody in sight. See also: snap, up McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: involve with involve with (someone or something) involved with arrange for arrange for some time arrange some music for back into back into (someone or something) add in angle
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