snap back

Idioms and Phrases

Rebound from a setback, recover quickly, as in I think we'll snap back quickly from this business downturn . This idiom transfers the sudden release of tension on, for example, a branch to other kinds of recovery. [First half of 1900s]

Example Sentences

Larson felt his head snap back, but the Kevlar worked: the bullet stuck in the helmet.

From The Daily Beast

The whipsaw can and does go up with almost as much speed as it goes down—recall the snap back from the lows of March of 2009.

From The Daily Beast

I would have liked to snap back, "Would you like to get there alive?"

From The Daily Beast

Could you pull the rubber tree out as high as the stars, and would it snap back again?

From Project Gutenberg

He felt his hard fist crash against the point of Yuma's chin and saw the cowboy's head snap back.

From Project Gutenberg

Ross snapped it level with the panel, and when it did not snap back, he felt somehow encouraged.

From Project Gutenberg

This rifle is very fast in action as a snap back and forth of the wrist is sufficient to operate it.

From Project Gutenberg

By lifting the hammer of the rifle and letting it snap back, the captain had exploded one cartridge at random.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• bounce back
• gain
• grow
• heal
• increase
• overcome
• pick up
• rebound
• recuperate
• restore
• revive