snatch up
Related to snatch up: shake off, so far, steadied, call on, took over, outmaneuvered, reassessing
snatch up
To purchase or acquire something quickly before anyone else has the chance. During the Black Friday sales, customers rush through stores snatching merchandise up at incredibly low prices. The corporation has been snatching up smaller startup companies to broaden its range of products and services.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
snatch something up
1. Lit. to grasp something and lift it up. Tom snatched the last cookie up and popped it into his mouth. He snatched up the last piece of cake.
2. Fig. to collect or acquire as many of something as possible. The shoppers snatched the sale merchandise up very quickly. The shoppers snatched up the sale merchandise very quickly.
See also: snatch, up
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- get the hang of
- get the hang of (something)
- get the hang of something
- yoink
- yoink something
- have a lock on
- have a lock on (someone or something)
- give (something) a miss
- give something a miss
- keep the wolf from the door, to