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snap back



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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]
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The principle of flexible wings is that they bend at high speed to reduce drag, before snapping back into high-downforce position for corners.

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Like the nasty junior high mean girl he is at heart, Vance snapped back that "it's the kind of diplomacy that's going to end the destruction of your country."

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Now they’re mad that the old management guard is snapping back to its old management ways.

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When the air is let out of the chamber, the fins spontaneously snap back into their initial position.

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But business snapped back quickly, as audiences tired of virtual events and hungered to return to in-person screenings.

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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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