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[smooth over]{v.} To make something seem better or more pleasant; try to excuse. •/Bill tried to smooth over his argument with Mary by making her laugh./ Syn.: GLOSS OVER. Compare: PATCH UP.

[smooth sailing] See: PLAIN SAILING.

[snail’s pace]{n.} A very slow movement forward. •/Time moved at a snail’s pace before the holidays./ •/The donkey on which he was riding moved at a snail’s pace./

[snake in the grass]{n. phr.}, {informal} A person who cannot be trusted; an unfaithful traitor; rascal. •/Did Harry tell you that? He’s a snake in the grass!/ •/Some snake in the grass told the teacher our plans./

[snap] See: COLD SNAP.

[snap it off] See: MAKE IT SNAPPY.

[snap one’s fingers at]{v. phr.} 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]{v.}, {informal} 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./

[snappy] See: MAKE IT SNAPPY.

[snapshot]{n.} A small photograph, unlike a professional portrait. •/We took several snapshots of the scenery while driving around the island./

[snap up]{v.}, {informal} 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./

[sneak] See: QUARTERBACK SNEAK.

[sneak away] See: SLIP AWAY.

[sneak up on] See: CREEP UP ON.

[sneeze at]{v.}, {informal} To think of as not important; not take seriously. — Used with negative or limiting words and in questions. •/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./ •/If you think Mrs. Green’s tests are things to be sneezed at, you have a surprise coming./ •/ Is a thousand dollars anything to sneeze at?/ •/John finished third in a race with twenty other runners. That is nothing to sneeze at./

[sniff out] See: FERRET OUT.

[snow in]{v.} To block up or trap by much snow; keep inside, •/After the storm the farmer and his family were snowed in for three days./ •/The train went off the track and the passengers were snowed in for several days./

[snow job]{n.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. Insincere or exaggerated talk designed to gain the favors of someone. •/Joe gave Sue a snow job and she believed every word of it./ 2. The skillful display of technical vocabulary and prestige terminology in order to pass oneself off as an expert in a specialized field without really being a knowledgeable worker in that area. •/That talk by Nielsen on pharmaceuticals sounded very impressive, but I will not hire him because it was essentially a snow job./