单词 | to go to cock |
释义 | > as lemmasto go to cock P6. British colloquial. (all) to cock: in a very bad condition; in or into disarray; out of order; frequently in to go to cock (cf. sense A. 21). ΚΠ 1946 K. Amis Let. 2 Dec. (2000) 102 I am not printing these words because the ribbon on my printer is all 2 cock. 1952 M. Tripp Faith is Windsock vii. 106 We're bloody nigh suffocating. The heating must be to cock. 1964 K. Amis Let. (2000) 656 Our calculations seem to have gone to cock... Hope there's enough money in the Kitty. 1997 Observer 14 Sept. (Review section) 2/8 Unfortunately, like most of the innovations pioneered by these new companies, the plan is all to cock, as I discovered the other day. 2013 Sheffield Tel. (Nexis) 14 Feb. [Football] managers can persuade people to spend money they wouldn't ordinarily do in business and the budget goes to cock. < as lemmas |
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