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Suddenly recover, as in You can't expect an entire economy to snap out of the doldrums overnight . This expression is also put as an imperative, Snap out of it ! telling someone to return to his or her normal state of mind from an undesirable condition such as grief, self-pity, or depression; for example, Snap out of it, Stella; it's over and done with . [1920s]Advertisement
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