cocker up
C1 slang separable transitive
In simple words
To mess something up or ruin it.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
slang
To ruin or spoil something through careless or incompetent action.
"Trust him to cocker up the only simple job he was given."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Extremely rare; found in some northern English dialects. Most speakers are unfamiliar with this form and use 'cock up' instead. Not recommended for productive use by ESL learners.
Commonly used with
job plan attempt arrangement
Forms
Base
cocker up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
cockers up
he/she/it
Past simple
cockered up
yesterday
Past participle
cockered up
have + pp
-ing form
cockering up
continuous
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