snap at

(verb) to suddenly shout or get angry at someone

Example Sentence:

The angry driver snapped at the police officer for giving her a ticket.

Notes:

snap at an be used with preposition for or the conjunction because.

I snapped at my mother for waking me up early.
I snapped at my mother because she woke me up early.

Similar idioms:

1. snap
2. beside oneself
3. check out
4. turn in
5. enraged
6. check out
7. hit the roof
8. hit the ceiling
9. kick someone out
10. hit the sack
11. blue in the face
12. mouth off
13. hit the hay