make it snappy

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Verb

make it snappy (third-person singular simple present makes it snappy, present participle making it snappy, simple past and past participle made it snappy)

(idiomatic, often imperative) To do something quickly; to be quick about something.
Bring me a coffee, and make it snappy!
- 1927 April, Boys' Life, page 16:
  "Here's your shirt," said Slippery. "Make it snappy, we're late."

Synonyms

snap it up

Translations

to do it quickly

Chinese:
Mandarin: 趕快／赶快 (zh) (gǎnkuài)
Finnish: ripeästi (fi), heti (fi)
French: et que ça saute (fr)
German: Mach hin!, dalli-dalli!, zack-zack!, Mach fix!, ranhalten (reflexive)
Russian: жи́во (ru) (žívo), бего́м (ru) (begóm)

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