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to cock sth up

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  • ˌcock sth ˈup — phrasal verb British impolite to spoil something by doing it wrongly …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • cock something up — ˌcock sthˈup derived (BrE, slang) to ruin sth by doing it badly, or by making a careless or stupid mistake Syn: ↑bungle • I really cocked that exam up! …   Useful english dictionary

  • cock — cock1 [kɔk US ka:k] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(chicken)¦ 2¦(male bird)¦ 3¦(sex organ)¦ 4 cock and bull story 5¦(object that controls flow)¦ 6¦(man)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: cocc male chicken ] 1.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • cock — 1 noun 1 CHICKEN (C) especially BrE an adult male chicken; rooster AmE see also: cock a doodle doo 2 SEX ORGAN (C) taboo a penis 3 cock and bull story a story or excuse that is silly and unlikely but is told as if it were true: She gave me some… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • cock — [kɒk] noun [C] I a male bird, especially a male chicken • cock and bull story a story that is silly and difficult to believe[/ex] II verb [T] cock [kɒk] to raise a part of your body, or to move it to one side • cock sth up …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • cock a snook at somebody — cock a snook at sb/sth idiom (BrE) to say or do sth that clearly shows you do not respect sb/sth • to cock a snook at authority • The firm cocked a snook at the recession by doubling its workforce. Main entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • cock a snook at something — cock a snook at sb/sth idiom (BrE) to say or do sth that clearly shows you do not respect sb/sth • to cock a snook at authority • The firm cocked a snook at the recession by doubling its workforce. Main entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • cock an ear at something — cock an ear/eye at sth/sb idiom to look at or listen to sb/sth carefully and with a lot of attention Main entry: ↑cockidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • cock an eye at something — cock an ear/eye at sth/sb idiom to look at or listen to sb/sth carefully and with a lot of attention Main entry: ↑cockidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • cock an ear at somebody — cock an ear/eye at sth/sb idiom to look at or listen to sb/sth carefully and with a lot of attention Main entry: ↑cockidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • cock an eye at somebody — cock an ear/eye at sth/sb idiom to look at or listen to sb/sth carefully and with a lot of attention Main entry: ↑cockidiom …   Useful english dictionary

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