Meaning: abominable snowman

n.
a large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the Himalayas

snow Idiom, Proverb

a snow job

a false story, a phony deal, a rip-off I knew it was a snow job. They said if I ordered some pens, I'd receive a new TV.

a snowball's chance in hell

little or no chance to succeed If I write the test now, I won't have a snowball's chance in hell.

it's raining/snowing

the weather is rainy or snowy Whenever we visit Vancouver, it's raining.

snow job

(See a snow job)

snow them

fool them, tell them a false story You can't snow them. They know if you're telling a lie.

snow under

have or get so much of something that it can

snowball

grow, become bigger, spread to other people Among students, discontent can snowball. It can spread rapidly.

snowbirds

Canadians who go south for the winter It's November, and the snowbirds are leaving Alberta for Arizona.

two pee holes in the snow

small holes, tiny holes He looks very tired. His eyes are like two pee holes in the snow.

snow

cocaine

white as the driven snow

Idiom(s): (as) white as the driven snow

Theme: WHITENESS

very white.
• I like my bed sheets to be as white as the driven snow.
• We have a new kitten whose fur is white as the driven snow.

have a snowball's chance in hell

Idiom(s): have a snowball's chance in hell

Theme: CHANCE

to have no chance at all; to have a chance no greater than that of a snowball in hell. (A snowball would melt in hell and have no chance of surviving. Use hell with caution.)
• He has a snowball's chance in hell of passing the test.
• You don't have a snowball's chance in hell of her agreeing to marry you.

do a snow job on

Idiom(s): do a snow job on sb

Theme: DECEPTION

to deceive or confuse someone. (Informal or slang.)
• Tom did a snow job on the teacher when he said that he was sick yesterday.
• I hate it when someone does a snow job on me. I find it harder and harder to trust people.

Not a snowball's chance in hell

There is absolutely no possibility of something hapening if there's not a snowball's chance in hell.

White as snow

If something or someone is as white as snow, they are perfect or completely uncorrupted and honest.

a snowball's chance

very little chance (as much chance as a snowball has in hell): "We don't have a snowball's chance of winning that contract!"

be snowed under

to be very busy: "We're snowed under at work."

have a snowball's chance in hell|chance|have|hell|

v. phr. To be condemned to failure; enjoy a zero chance of success. Pessimists used to think that we had a snowball's chance in hell to put a man on the moon; yet we did it in July, 1969.

sell snow to the Eskimos|Eskimos|sell|snow

v. phr. To sell something to people who already have a large quantity of the same or similar goods. My Alaskan friend said, "One of the hottest businesses in Alaska is refrigeration. You could say that I, as a refrigerator expert, am selling snow to the Eskimos." See: CARRY COALS TO NEWCASTLE.

snow in|snow

v. To block up or trap by much snow; keep inside, After the storm the farmer and his family were snowed in for three days. The train went off the track and the passengers were snowed in for several days.

snow job|job|snow

n., slang, informal 1. Insincere or exaggerated talk designed to gain the favors of someone. Joe gave Sue a snow job and she believed every word of it. 2. The skillful display of technical vocabulary and prestige terminology in order to pass oneself off as an expert in a specialized field without really being a knowledgeable worker in that area. That talk by Nielsen on pharmaceuticals sounded very impressive, but I will not hire him because it was essentially a snow job.

snow under|snow

v. 1. To cover over with snow. The doghouse was snowed under during the blizzard. 2. informal To give so much of something that it cannot be taken care of; to weigh down by so much of something that' you cannot do anything about it.

Usually used in the passive. The factory received so many orders that it was snowed under with work. The disabled girl was snowed under with Christmas letters.

pure as the driven snow

pure as the driven snow
Morally unsullied, chaste, as in She's just sixteen and pure as the driven snow. This simile dates from the late 1500s, although driven, which means “carried by the wind into drifts,” was occasionally omitted. It is heard less often today.

snowball's chance in hell, a

snowball's chance in hell, a
No chance at all, as in He hasn't a snowball's chance in hell of getting there in two hours. This idiom, nearly always used negatively, alludes to the traditional view of hell as extremely hot, causing snow to melt at once. [Late 1800s]

More Idioms/Phrases

sniffle snit snook snowball's chance in hell, a snuff snuffle snug so

English Vocalbulary

abominate abominated abominates abominating abomination abominations abominator abominators abor aborad aboral aboriginal aboriginal australian Aboriginals aborigine Aborigines abort