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pull a snow job on somebody #1 (permalink) Sun Aug 08, 2010 7:46 am   pull a snow job on somebody
 

http://www.eslmonkeys.com/student/idiom_slang.php?id=446
He pulled a snow job on me. I lost a lot of respect for him!

Can I say "snow-jobbed" in place of pulled a snow job on?
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pull a snow job on somebody #2 (permalink) Sun Aug 08, 2010 7:55 am   pull a snow job on somebody
 

Yes, you can.
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pull a snow job on somebody #3 (permalink) Sun Aug 08, 2010 9:43 am   pull a snow job on somebody
 

I wouldn't have a clue what you meant without the dictionary definition.
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pull a snow job on somebody #4 (permalink) Sun Aug 08, 2010 11:19 am   pull a snow job on somebody
 

Thank you, Mordant and B.

Is "pull a snow job on somebody" an American English phrase?
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pull a snow job on somebody #5 (permalink) Sun Aug 08, 2010 13:11 pm   pull a snow job on somebody
 

It's less common to say "snow-jobbed me" than just to say "snowed me". "He snowed me, and I lost a lot of respect for him."
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pull a snow job on somebody #6 (permalink) Sun Aug 08, 2010 14:36 pm   pull a snow job on somebody
 

I've never heard that either. If it's in British usage anywhere it has completely passed me by.
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pull a snow job on somebody #7 (permalink) Sun Aug 08, 2010 14:52 pm   pull a snow job on somebody
 

Thank you, B.

Is that "snow-job," not "pull a snow job on..."?
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pull a snow job on somebody #8 (permalink) Sun Aug 08, 2010 15:40 pm   pull a snow job on somebody
 

That is 'snowed me', though it could equally apply to 'snow-job' and 'pulled a snow-job on me'.
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pull a snow job on somebody #9 (permalink) Sun Aug 08, 2010 15:48 pm   pull a snow job on somebody
 

Thank you, B.

All three must be American English.
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pull a snow job on somebody #10 (permalink) Sun Aug 08, 2010 21:05 pm   pull a snow job on somebody
 

I actually have never heard "snowed" by itself. But "snow-job" is pretty common.
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pull a snow job on somebody #11 (permalink) Sun Aug 08, 2010 23:56 pm   pull a snow job on somebody
 

Thank you, Mordant.
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