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Their plans to finish the garden that weekend hit a snag when an unseasonal snowfall dropped several inches on what should have become the pumpkin patch that day.
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hit a snag — to experience a difficulty. Our plans for Patty s surprise party hit a snag when we discovered she would be away that weekend … New idioms dictionary
snag — n. obstacle (colloq.) 1) to hit a snag jagged tear 2) to get a snag (in one s stocking) * * * [snæg] [ obstacle ] (colloq.) to hit a snag [ jagged tear ] to get a snag (in one s stocking) … Combinatory dictionary
snag — snag1 [snæg] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] 1.) a problem or disadvantage, especially one that is not very serious, which you had not expected ▪ It s an interesting job. The only snag is that it s not very well … Dictionary of contemporary English
snag — snag1 [ snæg ] noun count 1. ) a problem or disadvantage that you have not planned for: Peace talks have hit a snag. 2. ) a small damaged area in a piece of clothing, caused by something rough or sharp a ) something rough or sharp that can cause… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
snag — [[t]snæ̱g[/t]] snags, snagging, snagged 1) N COUNT A snag is a small problem or disadvantage. A police clampdown on car thieves hit a snag when villains stole one of their cars... The school deals exclusively with children of high academic… … English dictionary
hit — hit1 W2S1 [hıt] v past tense and past participle hit present participle hitting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(touch somebody/something hard)¦ 2¦(crash into something)¦ 3¦(hurt yourself)¦ 4¦(sport)¦ 5¦(press)¦ 6¦(attack)¦ 7¦(affect badly)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
hit — I UK [hɪt] / US verb Word forms hit : present tense I/you/we/they hit he/she/it hits present participle hitting past tense hit past participle hit *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to move quickly onto an object or surface, touching it with force… … English dictionary
hit — v. & n. v. (hitting; past and past part. hit) 1 tr. a strike with a blow or a missile. b (of a moving body) strike (the plane hit the ground). c reach (a target, a person, etc.) with a directed missile (hit the window with the ball). 2 tr. cause… … Useful english dictionary
snag — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, major ▪ little, minor, slight, small ▪ A minor snag is that it s expensive. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
Snag — In forest ecology, a snag refers to a standing, partly or completely dead tree, often missing a top or most of the smaller branches, while in freshwater ecology it refers to trees, branches and other pieces of naturally occurring wood found in a… … Wikipedia
