snap, crackle and pop
- idiom
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- The fire in the grate gave a satisfying snap, crackle and pop as it burned.
Examples
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When she poured milk over her cereal, it began to snap, crackle and pop in the bowl.
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I love the snap, crackle and pop of my cereal in the morning.
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He laughed as his knees would snap, crackle and pop every time he stood up.
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The snap, crackle and pop of the fire was comforting.
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The children loved the snap, crackle and pop of their cereal as they enjoyed breakfast.
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As I moved my fingers, I could hear the snap, crackle and pop of my joints.
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The sound of the wood burning in the fireplace produced a satisfying snap, crackle and pop.
Synonyms
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3.8
A series of short sharp sounds like the noise from a fire or static
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3.9
A series of short, sharp popping sounds
How Sharp
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a series of sharp, crackling sounds' is directly derivable from the onomatopoeic constituents 'snap', 'crackle' and 'pop', each denoting short, sharp noises, with 'and' indicating they occur in sequence. This compositional, sound-imitative pattern is cross-linguistically common and therefore a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would very likely infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The phrase snap, crackle and pop comes from the three short sounds it copies: snap, crackle and pop, as when cereal hits milk or a small fire pops. That's why we use it to mean 'a series of sharp, crackling sounds'.