knock into a cocked hat: Palabra del día: February 24, 2021
knock into a cocked hat , v :
(transitive, originally US, colloquial, dated) To beat up or seriously injure (a person); to badly damage (a thing). (transitive, chiefly Britain, colloquial, figuratively) To completely demolish, nullify, overthrow, or otherwise defeat (a person; an argument, idea, or proposition; or a thing).
(transitive, originally US, colloquial, dated) To beat up or seriously injure (a person); to badly damage (a thing). (transitive, chiefly Britain, colloquial, figuratively) To completely demolish, nullify, overthrow, or otherwise defeat (a person; an argument, idea, or proposition; or a thing).
