- snap to (attention)
- snap to (attention)Fig. to move quickly to military attention. •
The troops snapped to attention when they saw the general appear.
•Snap to when I tell you!
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
snap to (attention)
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snap to attention — phrase when soldiers snap to attention, they bring their heels together fast and stand very straight Thesaurus: military training and exerciseshyponym Main entry: snap * * * snap to attention ◇ A soldier who snaps to attention moves quickly to a… … Useful english dictionary
snap to (attention) — in. to come to attention; to look alert immediately. □ When they realized what was happening, they began to snap to. □ Snap to attention when the sarge comes in! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
snap to attention — when soldiers snap to attention, they bring their heels together fast and stand very straight … English dictionary
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
snap — snap1 W3 [snæp] v past tense and past participle snapped present participle snapping ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(break)¦ 2¦(move into position)¦ 3¦(say something angrily)¦ 4¦(become angry/anxious etc)¦ 5¦(animal)¦ 6¦(photograph)¦ 7 snap your fingers … Dictionary of contemporary English
snap — 1 verb 1 BREAK (I, T) if something snaps, or if you snap it, it breaks with a sudden sharp noise: Pablo felt the second blow on his collar bone and heard it snap. | The impact must have snapped the cable. | snap sth off: Patricia snapped a twig… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
snap — snap1 [ snæp ] verb ** ▸ 1 break with loud noise ▸ 2 move something making noise ▸ 3 become angry/upset ▸ 4 (try to) bite ▸ 5 take photograph ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive to suddenly break something with a short, loud noise, or to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
snap — snapless, adj. snappable, adj. snappingly, adv. /snap/, v., snapped, snapping, n., adj., adv. v.i. 1. to make a sudden, sharp, distinct sound; crack, as a whip; crackle. 2. to click, as a mechanism or the jaws or teeth coming together. 3. to move … Universalium
snap — I n. spell of weather 1) a cold snap something easy (colloq.) 2) a snap to + inf. (it was a snap to find information about that author = it was a snap finding information about that author) II v. 1) (D; intr.) to snap at (the dog snapped at him;… … Combinatory dictionary
attention — n. concentration notice 1) to attract, capture, catch, command, draw, get; hold, retain, rivet smb. s attention 2) to devote one s attention to; to focus one s attention on; to pay attention to 3) to bring smt. to smb. s attention 4) to distract … Combinatory dictionary
snap — I UK [snæp] / US verb Word forms snap : present tense I/you/we/they snap he/she/it snaps present participle snapping past tense snapped past participle snapped ** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to suddenly break something with a short loud noise,… … English dictionary
