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snail's pace
at a snail's pace
A very slow movement forward.
The donkey on which he was riding moved at a snail's pace.
Time moved at a snail's pace before the holidays.
snake in the grass
A person who cannot be trusted; an unfaithful traitor; rascal.
Человек, которому нельзя доверять; предатель; моженник.
Did Harry tell you that? He's a snake in the grass!
I thought I could trust my new colleague but he turned out to be a snake in the grass.
Я думал, что могу доверять своему новому коллеге, а он оказался предателем.
Some snake in the grass told the teacher our plans.
snap one's fingers at
To show contempt for; show no respect for; pay no attention to; scorn; disregard.
John snapped his fingers at the sign that said "Do not enter," and he went in the door.
The highway sign said "Speed limit, 35 miles per hour," but when a driver snapped his fingers at it by going 55 miles an hour, a motorcycle policeman arrested him.
snap out of
To change quickly from a bad habit, mood, or feeling to a better one. Often used with it.
Mary was unhappy when her fiance abandoned her, but she snapped out of it when she met a new young man.
The coach told the lazy player to snap out of it.
snap up
To take or accept eagerly.
Eggs were on sale cheap, and the shoppers snapped up the bargain.
Mr. Hayes told Bob that he would take him skiing, and Bob snapped up the offer.
snapshot
A small photograph, unlike a professional portrait.
We took several snapshots of the scenery while driving around the island.
sneeze at
nothing to sneeze at
To think of as not important; not take seriously. Used with negative or limiting words and in questions.
Is a thousand dollars anything to sneeze at?
If you think Mrs. Green's tests are things to be sneezed at, you have a surprise coming.
John finished third in a race with twenty other runners. That is nothing to sneeze at.
Mr. Jones was chosen by his party to run for President. He was not elected, but to be chosen to run is not to be sneezed at.
snug as a bug in a rug
Comfortable; cozy.
"Are you warm enough?" the boy's mother asked. "Yeah," he replied, "I'm snug as a bug in a rug."