| 单词 | snow job |
| 释义 | > as lemmassnow job snow job n. slang (originally U.S.) a concerted attempt at flattery, deception, or persuasion; also attributive. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > [noun] > wheedling, coaxing, or cajoling > an act of wheedle1668 cajole1719 ablandishment1728 snow job1943 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deception by illusion, delusion > speech intended to deceive > [noun] falsiloquence1710 fanny1930 snow job1943 snow-jobbing1966 1943 Amer. Mercury Nov. 555 There he tries a snow job on her (hands her a line) and if she falls for it she's been snowed under. 1953 K. Tennant Joyful Condemned xx. 192 He..made a bee-line for the red-head. ‘Now for the snow job,’ Geechi murmured. 1966 S. Morrow Moonlighters (1967) v. 53 Possibly her scepticism accounted for her success with the teenagers…kids were most apt to trust the adults who were immune to a snow job. 1969 C. F. Burke God is Beautiful, Man (1970) 52 It's better to say yes or no and mean it—than to give a lot of snow job promises anyway. 1979 D. Robinson Eldorado Network xliii. 291 I just saw you do another snow job. You were in North Wales..which is why it sounds so convincing. Nice try, Luis. < as lemmas |
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