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snap back

Idioms  

  1. 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]

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Everyone is watching Nov. 10, when the six export-control measures Beijing suspended under the Busan trade truce are due to snap back.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

Manager Sonia Bompastor's debut season could not have gone any better but it has been a snap back to reality this year.

From BBC ● May 12, 2026

He said that historically, when macro risks subside, flows tend to snap back into high-yield funds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026

Supply chains will also take time to snap back into place.

From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026

I open my mouth, ready to snap back.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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