to knock sth 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 somebody into a cocked hat — knock sb/sth into a cocked ˈhat idiom (old fashioned, BrE) to be very much better than sb/sth • She knocks the rest of the cast into a cocked hat. Main entry: ↑knockidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• 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

• cocked hat — noun (C) 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 …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• knock — knock1 W3S1 [nɔk US na:k] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(door)¦ 2¦(hit and move something)¦ 3¦(hit somebody hard)¦ 4¦(hit part of your body)¦ 5 knock on doors 6 be knocking on the door 7¦(remove wall)¦ 8 knock a hole in/through something 9¦(criticize)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English