- knock something into a cocked hat
- knock something into a cocked hatFig. to demolish a plan, a story, etc. •
I knocked his plans into a cocked hat.
•This bad weather has knocked everything into a cocked hat.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
knock something into a cocked hat
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knock something into a cocked hat — knock someone/something/into a cocked hat british phrase to be much better than someone or something Thesaurus: to be the best or better than someone elsesynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
knock something into a cocked hat — tv. o demolish a plan, a story, etc. □ I knocked his plans into a cocked hat. □ You’ve knocked everything into a cocked hat … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
knock something into a cocked hat — utterly defeat or outdo something. → cocked hat … English new terms dictionary
knock someone into a cocked hat — knock someone/something/into a cocked hat british phrase to be much better than someone or something Thesaurus: to be the best or better than someone elsesynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
knock into a cocked hat — If you knock something or someone into a cocked hat, you are much better … The small dictionary of idiomes
knock into a cocked hat — phrasal 1. a. : to utterly demolish : ruin knocked all our plans into a cocked hat threatened to knock the industry into a cocked hat … Useful english dictionary
cocked hat — noun a brimless triangular hat pointed at the front, back, and top. ↘historical a hat with a wide brim permanently turned up towards the crown. Phrases knock something into a cocked hat utterly defeat or outdo something … English new terms dictionary
cocked hat — UK [ˌkɒkt ˈhæt] / US [ˌkɑkt ˈhæt] noun [countable] Word forms cocked hat : singular cocked hat plural cocked hats a hat with three sides and a brim (= bottom part) that is turned straight up, worn in the 18th century • knock someone/something… … English dictionary
Knock into a cocked hat — destroy or overcome something completely … Dictionary of Australian slang
knock into a cocked hat — Australian Slang destroy or overcome something completely … English dialects glossary
cocked hat — n BrE 1.) knock/beat sb/sth into a cocked hat to be a lot better than someone or something else ▪ My mother is such a good cook she knocks everybody else into a cocked hat. 2.) a hat with the edges turned up on three sides, worn in the past … Dictionary of contemporary English
