snap back

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]

Example Sentences

This means that tangled magnetic-field lines on the Sun suddenly snapped back into place.

From Salon

“What is disgusting is your disrespect of her,” Dyson snapped back.

From Salon

Keir Starmer has successfully turned the Labour Party to concentrate on the country not its own woes, but the Abbott saga shows that internal disputes can snap back, exposing painful and ancient roots.

From BBC

As the field lines snapped back into more stable configurations, huge amounts of energy poured into Earth’s magnetosphere, in a disturbance known as a geomagnetic storm.

From Science Magazine

Mr. Begin, whose parents and brother were killed by the Nazis, snapped back, “Mr. President, I know all about a holocaust.”

From New York Times

Related Words

• bounce back
• gain
• grow
• heal
• increase
• overcome
• pick up
• rebound
• recuperate
• restore
• revive