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COCK-A-HOOP Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
chiefly British : triumphantly pleased or boastful : happily exulting Are agents and builders cock-a-hoop that more money is coming into the housing market.
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COCK-A-HOOP | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
extremely happy and excited about something: Graeme was cock-a-hoop when Scotland won the championship.
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COCK-A-HOOP Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
adjective in a state of unrestrained joy or exultation; boastfully elated: He was cock-a-hoop over his victory.
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Cock-a-hoop or variants may refer to:
Phrase as in Capulet's "You will set cock-a-hoop! You'll be the man!" from Romeo and Juliet
Cockahoop, 2003 album by Cerys Matthews
"Cock-a-Hoop", single from Manfred Mann's Cock-a-Hoop, EP by Manfred Mann 1964
Cockahoop,
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What is the origin and meaning of the phrase 'Cock-a-Hoop'? - Quora
The English phrase “cock-a-hoop” has been used in the UK since at least the mid-16th century to mean “overjoyed, elated, ...
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cock-a-hoop, adj., int., & adv. meanings, etymology and more
There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word cock-a-hoop, one of which is labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and ...
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cock-a-hoop Also 6–7 cock on (the) hoope, (hope, houpe), 7 cock in hoope, 9 cock-a-whoop. [A phrase of doubtful origin, the history of which has been further obscured by subsequent attempts, explicit or implicit to analyse it. Blount, Glossographia (1670), says ‘Cock-on-hoop; our Ancestors call'd th...
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Cock-a-hoop - Meaning & Origin Of The Phrase
The original meaning of 'cock-a-hoop' was 'turn on the taps, let the liquor flow and cast off all restraint' or 'stand on the barrel and crow with exaltation'.
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cock-a-hoop (usage) - WordReference Forums
Hello everyone, I was wondering whether cock-a-hoop is an expression which is still widely used and common or if it is rare to find it in ...
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COCK-A-HOOP Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words
Synonyms for COCK-A-HOOP: triumphant, proud, ecstatic, jubilant, exultant, arrogant, crowing, exulting; Antonyms of COCK-A-HOOP: defeated, depressed, ...
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Etymology of "cock-a-hoop" - English Stack Exchange
COCK-A-HOOP, The E[nglish] phrase is used to denote a bumper, Fife. One who is half seas over, is also said to be cock-a-hoop, ibid.; which is ...
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the forgotten origin of 'cock-a-hoop' - word histories
This adjective is from the 16 th -century phrase to set cock a hoop, to set (the) cock on (the) hoop, which apparently meant to turn on the tap and let the ...
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19 hours ago — ... Kevin Stott) recorded his first victory in over two years in the Al Methaq Mile (Listed). The seven-year-old – more used to locking horns at ...
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Manfred Mann's Cock-a-Hoop
Manfred Mann's Cock-A-Hoop is an EP by Manfred Mann, released in 1964. Mann's first EP featured their first two singles Why Should We Not and Cock-a-Hoop, released in July and October 1963.
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cock-a-hoopadj [usu pred 通常作表语]very pleased, esp about being successful 得意扬扬(尤指由於成功) She's cock-a-hoop about getting the job. 她为得到这份工作而自鸣得意.
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