They'd been promised a big return on their investments, but all they got was a snow job.
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Anyone who tries to predict what would happen Sunday, what new wrinkle Pitino might pull out of the sleeve of his fancy suit, what adjustment Hurley and his staff might use to counter the last game, is giving you a snow job.—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026 The presence of Darden, the races of the defendant and the victims and the claims of a political snow job all suggest that Buck’s will be the kind of high-current trial that occasionally convulses Los Angeles.—Jesse Barron, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2020 LoDo snow job Date: April 16, 2013 The Mets and Rockies woke up to 9 inches of snow but managed to play a doubleheader.—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2016