snatch someone's edges
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Verb
snatch someone's edges (third-person singular simple present snatches someone's edges, present participle snatching someone's edges, simple past and past participle snatched someone's edges)
- To tug at or pull out the fine hairs at someone's hairline (i.e. their edges).
- (by extension, slang) To overwhelm someone; to have a strong impact on someone.
- Sophie snatched everyone's edges with her last album.
Usage notes
The figurative sense usually carries an ironic tone of approbation toward the subject (compare slay (“to delight or amaze”)), though it is sometimes used with a negative connotation.
Synonyms
- (overwhelm): snatch someone's wig, snatch someone's weave
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