snap one's fingers at

Treat with contempt, scorn, disregard, as in Peter just snapped his fingers at the speed limit and drove as fast he liked, or Joanne snapped her fingers at the rumor about their bankruptcy. This expression alludes to the gesture of striking one's finger against one's thumb, thereby making a sharp noise. [Early 1800s]

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If one is wealthy one can snap one’s fingers at the world.”

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One might, indeed, with these delectable organizations at hand, snap one's fingers at all the cookbooks in the world—cookbooks that so miserably failed to cook!

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But something to snap one's fingers at!

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You would get into trouble with the French Government, and—" "Do you know," I grinned, "it is rather exhilarating to snap one's fingers at governments?

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