knock into a cocked hat
knock into a cocked hat · knocks into a cocked hat · knocked into a cocked hat · knocking into a cocked hat
To beat up or seriously injureTo beat up or seriously injure (a person); to badly damage (a thing).
UK/ˈnɒk ˌɪntuː ə ˌkɒkt ˈhæt/US/ˈnɑk ˌɪntu ə ˌkɑkt ˈhæt/
Meaning
2 senses(colloquial, dated, transitive)To beat up or seriously injure (a person); to badly damage (a thing).
(UK, colloquial, figuratively, transitive)To completely demolish, nullify, overthrow, or otherwise defeat (a person; an argument, idea, or proposition; or a thing).
All the original ideas we had were knocked into a cocked hat by the latest survey.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
A cocked hat is one with the brim turned up to form two or three points (a bicorn or tricoA cocked hat is one with the brim turned up to form two or three points (a bicorn or tricorn). The verb may refer:
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Forms
knocks into a cocked hat, knocking into a cocked hat, knocked into a cocked hat, knocked into a cocked hat| Base form | knock into a cocked hat · to knock into a cocked hat |
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| 3rd person singular | knocks into a cocked hat |
| Present participle | knocking into a cocked hat |
| Past simple | knocked into a cocked hat |
| Past participle | knocked into a cocked hat |
irregular
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | knock into a cocked hat |
| he, she, it | knocks into a cocked hat |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | knocked into a cocked hat |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have knocked into a cocked hat |
| he, she, it | has knocked into a cocked hat |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will knock into a cocked hat |
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle