snap out of sth

/snˈap ˌaʊtəv ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/

/snˈæp ˌaʊɾəv ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/

to snap out of sth

to get out of a sad or depressed state of mind

Examples

1. I hope he snaps out of it soon, because we'll need him to present our project to the supervisor next week.

2. I'm just sad for a second and I can snap out of it, you know?

3. He'll hold that for a little bit and then all of a sudden snap out of it and swim off.

4. People told me to snap out of it and to just try to be myself again.