The telephone operator, unlike in the good old days, snapped back at the caller.
•Please don't snap back. I've had a bad day.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
snap — [snap] vi. snapped, snapping [< MDu or MLowG snappen, akin to Ger schnappen < Gmc base * snab ] 1. to bring the jaws together sharply; bite suddenly: often with at [a fish snaps at bait] 2. to snatch or grasp quickly or eagerly: with at [to … English World dictionary
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