cocked hat /ˈkɑːkt-/ noun plural cocked hats
plural cocked hats
Learner's definition of COCKED HAT
[count] old-fashioned
: a hat with the edges turned up on two or three sides(两边或三边向上卷起的)卷边帽
into a cocked hat
informal 1
US : into a state of confusion, ruin, etc.陷入混乱;完全破坏 2
British —
used to say that one person or thing is much better than another胜过;优于;更胜一筹