cock it over
C1 slang intransitive
In simple words
To act like you are better than everyone else and show off about it.
Literal meaning: 'Cock' here suggests raising oneself up like a cockerel strutting; 'over' implies domination — literally 'to strut over' others.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
slang
To behave arrogantly or condescendingly toward others, acting as though one is superior.
"He's been cocking it over the new apprentices ever since he got that promotion."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Rare and largely dialectal. The 'it' is fixed and non-referential, similar to 'lord it over'. Mainly historical or found in older literary texts. Not in common contemporary use.
Commonly used with
neighbours colleagues subordinates locals
Forms
Base
cock it over
I/you/we/they
3rd person
cocks it over
he/she/it
Past simple
cocked it over
yesterday
Past participle
cocked it over
have + pp
-ing form
cocking it over
continuous
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