| 单词 | to cock about |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto cock about to cock about slang (chiefly British). extracted from cockv.1 1. intransitive. To waste time; to act unproductively or with no aim or serious intent; to mess about. Cf. to dick about 2 at dick v. Phrasal verbs 1.Cf. also to cock around 1 at Phrasal verbs. ΚΠ 2006 Times 16 Feb. (Sport section) 81/2 A member of the Britain luge team..spoke eloquently of..the sacrifices he has made to maintain a life of cocking about on ice. 2014 @ShinyShep 14 Jan. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) They've had best part of a week to decide something simple + have just cocked about but still need my part done by tomorrow. 2. transitive. To inconvenience or annoy (a person); to waste (a person's time); to mess about with. Cf. to dick about 1 at dick v. Phrasal verbs 1.Cf. also to cock around 2 at Phrasal verbs. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > inconvenience > affect with inconvenience [verb (transitive)] trouble1516 misease1530 incommodatea1575 inconveniencea1656 run1697 incommode1702 disannul1794 disconvenience1821 to put about1825 to put out1851 to jerk around1877 to bugger about1921 to dick around1944 to fuck around1955 to bugger around1961 to screw around1967 to fuck about1975 to cock around1990 to dick about1996 to cock about2009 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [verb (transitive)] > interfere with so as to tamper1610 muck1928 gimmick1952 to cock around1990 to cock about2009 2009 @Bang2write 16 Jan. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) You should have my reply. If not, let me know cos AOL is cocking me about as usual. 2018 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 27 May When the raw ingredients are this mighty, there's no point in cocking them about. < as lemmas |
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