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*pure as the driven snow

pure and chaste. (Often used ironically. *Also: as ~.) Jill: Sue must have gone to bed with every man in town. Jane: And I always thought she was as pure as the driven snow. Robert was notoriously promiscuous, but tried to convince all his girlfriends that he was pure as the driven snow.

See also: driven, pure

*white as a sheet and *white as a ghost; *white as snow; *white as the driven snow

[of someone] extremely pale, as if frightened. (*Also: as ~.) Marilyn turned as white as a sheet when the policeman told her that her son had been in a car wreck. Did something scare you? You're white as a sheet! Jane made up the bed with her best linen sheets, which are always as white as snow. We have a new kitten whose fur is white as the driven snow.

See also: sheet, white

snow someone or something in

[for heavy snowfall] to block someone or something in a place. The sudden storm snowed us in. The storm snowed in most of the people in town.

snow someone or something under with something and snow someone or something under

to burden someone or something with something. (Usually too much work.) The busy season snowed us all under with too much work. The heavy workload snowed under the office staff.

snow bunny 

1. someone learning to ski. This little slope is for snow bunnies. Most of the snow bunnies come here to socialize.

2. a young, attractive female at a skiing lodge. some cute little snow bunny came over and sat beside me. This place is swarming with snow bunnies who have never even seen a ski.

See also: bunny

snow job

a systematic deception; a deceptive story that tries to hide the truth. You can generally tell when a student is trying to do a snow job. This snow job you call an explanation just won't do.

See also: job

snowed in

trapped (somewhere) because of too much snow. The snow was so deep that we were snowed in for three days. Being snowed in is no problem if you have enough food.

snowed under

overworked; exceptionally busy. Look, I'm really snowed under at the moment. Can this wait? He really has been snowed under with work.

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a snow job  (American & Australian informal)

an attempt to persuade or deceive someone by praising them or not telling the truth Danny'll need to do a snow job on his Dad if he's going to borrow the car again.

See also: job

be as pure as the driven snow

to be morally good How dare he criticize me for having an affair? He's not exactly as pure as the driven snow himself.

See also: driven, pure

be as white as snow

to be very white His hair and beard were as white as snow.

See also: white

be snowed under

to have so much work that you have problems dealing with it all (often + with ) She wants me to take some time off but I'm snowed under with work at the moment.

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snowed under

having too much work to do She wants me to take some time off but I'm snowed under with work at the moment.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of snowed under ( covered by so much snow that people cannot get out or move around)