Significado: anapaest

n. anapesto

nap Idioma

a snap

(See it's a snap)

cat nap

a short sleep taken during the day I had a cat nap during the afternoon so I would feel refreshed in the evening.

half snapped

(See half corked)

it's a snap

it is easy to do, it is a piece of cake You should try making a paper plane. It's a snap.

make it snappy

be quick, hurry up I'll have a Coke, please, and make it snappy!

snap

(See it's a snap)

snap a picture

(See take a picture)

snap at

speak in a harsh tone, answer sharply If I talk to you while you're watching TV, you snap at me.

snap out of it

return to normal, stop being afraid He finally snapped out of his depression and was able to return to work quickly.

snap up

take or accept eagerly The tickets to the concert were snapped up in three hours.

snapped

drunk, loaded, looped Whenever he gets snapped, he wants to fight.

something snapped

the brain broke, the mind failed Something snapped when he was in the war. Now he can't speak.

take a snap shot

(See take a picture)

aw snap

it means in lamens terms. for real or no way; also, watch out or oh my gosh

nappy dugout

vagina. The dugout is the dug-in bench at the side of a baseball field where players wait until they are up to play. Nappy comes from hair napping up, sort of the way it it on the way to dreading. The nappy dugout would be the dugout (small enclave a few steps off the main field) that has nappy hair (pubic hair):"Giving up the nappy dugout" -- Ice Cube (Giving up the nappy dugout [??])

nappy head

a head with dreading hair:"Keep your heads nappy" -- Fugees (Nappy Heads [1994])

snaps

money

yeapa-snapa

1. female genitalia
2. women

snap one's fingers at

show contempt for；show no respect for蔑视；漠视
Don't snap your fingers at his proposal；I think it at least merits our consideration．不要小看他的建议，我认为至少值得我们考虑考虑。
John snapped his fingers at the sign that said″ Don't enter″， and he went into the door．约翰漠视“不准进入”的牌子，进去了。

snap out of

change quickly from a bad habit，mood，or feeling to a better one摆脱某种精神状态；打起精神来
The coach told the lazy player to snap out of it．教练要这个懒惰的球员改变作风。

snap sth up

Idiom(s): snap sth up

Theme: COMMERCE

to grab and buy something.
• I always snap bargains up whenever I go shopping.
• I went to the store, and they had soup on sale, so I snapped up plenty.

catch sb napping

Idiom(s): catch sb napping

Theme: CATCHING

to find someone unprepared.
• The enemy soldiers caught our army napping.
• The thieves caught the security guard napping.

cold snap|cold|snap

n. A short time of quick change from warm weather to cold. The cold snap killed everything in the garden.

make it snappy|make|snappy

v. phr., informal To move quickly; be fast; hurry.

Usually used as a command. "Make it snappy," Mother said, "or we'll be late for the movie." The man hurried into the restaurant and told the waitress, "A cup of coffee, and make it snappy."

snap one's fingers at|finger|fingers|snap

v. phr. To show contempt for; show no respect for; pay no attention to; scorn; disregard. John snapped his fingers at the sign that said "Do not enter," and he went in the door. The highway sign said "Speed limit, 35 miles per hour," but when a driver snapped his fingers at it by going 55 miles an hour, a motorcycle policeman arrested him.

snap out of|snap|snap out

v., informal To change quickly from a bad habit, mood, or feeling to a better one.

Often used with "it". Mary was unhappy when her fiance abandoned her, but she snapped out of it when she met a new young man. The coach told the lazy player to snap out of it.

snap up|snap

v., informal To take or accept eagerly. Eggs were on sale cheap, and the shoppers snapped up the bargain. Mr. Hayes told Bob that he would take him skiing, and Bob snapped up the offer.

snapshot

n. A small photograph, unlike a professional portrait. We took several snapshots of the scenery while driving around the island.

catch napping

catch napping
Surprise, take unawares. This term is often used in the passive, as in The United States was really caught napping the day the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. It originated in the mid-1500s as to be taken napping. Also see under off guard.

cold snap

cold snap
Also, cold spell. A short period of unusually cold weather, as in The recent cold snap has threatened the crop. The first expression presumably likens snap in the sense of “a sudden bite or cut” to sudden unexpected cold. The variant is more obvious, spell having been used in the sense of “a bout or turn at something” since the early 1700s. [Early 1800s]

napping

napping
see catch napping.

snap back

snap back
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]

snap judgment

snap judgment
A hurried or impetuous decision or finding, as in George was known for making snap judgments on personnel questions; he rarely bothered to investigate further. This expression, which uses snap in the sense of “quick,” was first recorded in 1841.

snap someone's head off

snap someone's head off
see bite someone's head off.

snap to

snap to
Move swiftly and smartly to an action, as in The troops snapped to attention. This phrase is sometimes expanded to snap to it, as in You'd better snap to it if we're going to finish today. [Early 1900s]

snappy

snappy
see under make haste.

More Idioms/Phrases

snap back snap judgment snap someone's head off snap to snappy sneak sneak preview sneeze sniffle snit snook

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