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Значение идиомы snow job
[snow job] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. Insincere or exaggeratedtalk designed to gain the favors of someone.
Joe gave Sue a snowjob and she believed every word of it.
2. The skillful display oftechnical vocabulary and prestige terminology in order to pass oneselfoff as an expert in a specialized field without really being aknowledgeable worker in that area.
That talk by Nielsen onpharmaceuticals sounded very impressive, but I will not hire himbecause it was essentially a snow job.
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