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[Can] Ottawa Sun 11 Feb. 14: Truth be told, only one of the jobs fit the Canadian Oxford Dictionary’s definition of a boondoggle, i.e., ‘work of little or no value done merely to appear busy’ and/or ‘a government-funded project with no purpose other than political patronage.’.
at boondoggle, n.
[Can] Ottawa Sun 11 Feb. 14: Knowing they would be hammered with questions about where the supposedly missing money went, they’ve responded with a vengeance. They’re snowing us under with information.
at hammer, v.1
[Can] Ottawa Sun 11 Feb. 14: Knowing they would be hammered with questions about where the supposedly missing money went, they’ve responded with a vengeance. They’re snowing us under with information.
at snow, v.
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