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Idiom

make it snappy

Meaning

To do something quickly; to be quick about something.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“We are late, so please make it snappy.”

“The taxi is waiting outside, so make it snappy and grab your coat.”

“The captain ordered the crew to make it snappy, as the storm was approaching faster than they had anticipated.”

Examples

simple

“We are late, so please make it snappy.”

contextual

“The taxi is waiting outside, so make it snappy and grab your coat.”

complex

“The captain ordered the crew to make it snappy, as the storm was approaching faster than they had anticipated.”

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