Idiom
cock a snook
Meaning
To perform a snook, a gesture of disrespect.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He cocked a snook at the rules by ignoring them entirely.”
“The rebellious student cocked a snook at the teacher's authority by walking out of the classroom during the lecture.”
“By publishing the controversial article, the journalist effectively cocked a snook at the establishment, challenging the very institutions that had long demanded his silence.”
Examples
simple
“He cocked a snook at the rules by ignoring them entirely.”
contextual
“The rebellious student cocked a snook at the teacher's authority by walking out of the classroom during the lecture.”
complex
“By publishing the controversial article, the journalist effectively cocked a snook at the establishment, challenging the very institutions that had long demanded his silence.”
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