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单词 soft snap
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soft snap
soft snap n. colloquial (originally U.S.) an easy, pleasant job or position; a profitable business or undertaking.
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1839 Mississippian 12 July It appears to be thought that a loan to the State would interfere with the soft snaps of the directory.
1841 Spirit of Times 9 Oct. 378 One of them..suddenly lamed herself, and another..‘found a softer snap,’ so they paid forfeit to The Heiress.
1887 F. Francis Saddle & Mocassin xii. 227 I've got a ‘soft snap’ on—can't miss it.
1925 P. G. Wodehouse Carry on, Jeeves! ii. 36 Now, a great many fellows think that having a rich uncle is a pretty soft snap.
1955 Boys' Life Dec. 24 (heading) His job is far from the soft snap it seems.
2006 Herald Sun (Austral.) (Nexis) 23 Dec. 45 This $200,000 race is no soft snap.
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