snappy, make it

snappy, make it
 Be quick about it.

A concise dictionary of English slang (2nd edition) . . 2015.

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  • make it snappy — HURRY (UP), be quick (about it), get a move on, look lively, speed up; informal get cracking, step on it, move it, buck up, shake a leg; Brit. informal get your skates on; …   Useful english dictionary

  • Make it snappy! — exclam. Hurry up!; Make it fast! □ We’re late, Tracy. Make it snappy! □ Make it snappy, Fred. The cops are headed up the walk now …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • snappy — 1. mod. quick. □ You can get there if you’re snappy. □ Make it snappy. I’m in a hurry. 2. mod. sharp looking. □ That’s a real snappy outfit you’re wearing. □ Who …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • snappy — ► ADJECTIVE (snappier, snappiest) informal 1) irritable and sharp. 2) cleverly concise. 3) neat and stylish: a snappy dresser. ● make it snappy Cf. ↑make it snappy …   English terms dictionary

  • make it snappy — To do something quickly: Make it snappy, will you, because I need help right now …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • snappy — [snap′ē] adj. snappier, snappiest 1. snappish; cross 2. that snaps; snapping 3. Informal a) brisk, vigorous, or lively [a snappy reply, pace, etc.] b) sharply chilly [snappy weather] …   English World dictionary

  • make it snappy — ► make it snappy do it quickly. Main Entry: ↑snappy …   English terms dictionary

  • make it snappy — make it snappy, Trina, the Watsons will be here in five minutes Syn: hurry (up), be quick (about it), get a move on, look lively, speed up; informal get cracking, step on it, move it, buck up, shake a leg; dated make haste …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • snappy — snap|py [ˈsnæpi] adj 1.) a snappy title or phrase is short, clear, and often funny ▪ We need a snappy title for the book. ▪ Keep your answer short and snappy . 2.) especially BrE quick to react in an angry way = ↑irritable ▪ She seemed snappy and …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • snappy — [[t]snæ̱pi[/t]] snappier, snappiest 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If someone has a snappy style of speaking, they speak in a quick, clever, brief, and often funny way. Each film gets a snappy two line summary. ...snappy American film dialogue. 2) ADJ… …   English dictionary

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