snap one's fingers at

[snap one's fingers at] {v. phr.}

To show contempt for; show no respect for; pay no attention to; scorn; disregard.

/John snapped his fingers at the sign that said "Do not enter," and he went in the door./

/The highway sign said "Speed limit, 35 miles per hour," but when a driver snapped his fingers at it by going 55 miles an hour, a motorcycle policeman arrested him./

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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