| 单词 | snow job |
| 释义 | snow jobSEE SYNONYMS FOR snow job ON THESAURUS.COM noun Slang.an attempt to deceive or persuade by using flattery or exaggeration. Origin of snow jobFirst recorded in 1940–45 Words nearby snow jobsnow guard, snow gum, snow hole, snow ice, snow-in-summer, snow job, snow leopard, snow lily, snow line, snowmaker, snowmaking Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for snow jobsnow job nounslang, mainly US and Canadian an instance of deceiving or overwhelming someone with elaborate often insincere talk Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with snow jobsnow job An effort to deceive, persuade, or overwhelm with insincere talk. For example, Peter tried to give the officer a snow job about an emergency at the hospital but he got a speeding ticket all the same. This slangy expression, originating in the military during World War II, presumably alludes to the idiom snow under. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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