释义 |
cock a cock a snootTo regard someone or something with disrespect. Primarily heard in UK. Don't you cock a snoot at my instructions—I'm your superior!See also: cock, snootcock a snook/snoot Chiefly British To thumb one's nose: "[The clock] is set wrong and hung crooked, as if to cock a snook at the importance of time" (Kevin Crossley-Holland).See also: cock |