[Power English] snap out of, lose one's head, keep ~ at bay

snap out of

to suddenly recover from an unpleasant mood or condition
안좋은 감정에서 재빨리 벗어나다, 빠져나오다(서서히 회복된다는 의미가 아니다)
Snap out of it! 은 ‘정신차려!’란 뜻이다.

While some people were able to snap out of it once they realized why they felt the way they did, others still lost their head and expressed their anger.

It took me a minute to snap out of my shock at what I had seen.

You need to snap out of it! You will find someone when the time is right.

Angela snapped out of her depression when her boyfriend got her a puppy.

lose one's head

to act emotionally or irrationally
이성을 잃다, 흥분하다

Before you lose your head, let me explain how I broke your TV.

I kind of lost my head after I did so badly during batting practice.
타격 연습때 내가 너무 못해서 이성을 잃었어.

Bill lost his head when he heard he was being laid off.

I didn’t know how to avoid losing my head whenever I got cross.
(*get cross 짜증나다)

keep ~ at bay

to keep something at a distance to avoid being negatively affected
휘말리지 않게 멀찌감치 거리를 두다

Unsurprisingly, the best way to keep that hangry feeling at bay was to eat something.

I bought bug spray to keep the mosquitoes at bay.

I'm just trying to keep the bill collectors at bay.

It helps me to keep big fights ay bay.