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cock of the walk

idiom
Meaning

A proud or conceited person.


Examples
SIMPLE

He acts like the cock of the walk at the office.

CONTEXTUAL

Ever since he got that promotion, he struts around the building like the cock of the walk.

COMPLEX

The young athlete, intoxicated by his recent victory, carried himself with the arrogance of the cock of the walk.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    ball and Chalk

    [Cockney slang]walk

  2. 02

    Banbury story of a cock and a bull

    A roundabout, nonsensical story.

  3. 03

    beat the cock

    To masturbate.

  4. 04

    cake walk

    Something extremely easy.

  5. 05

    cock a snook

    To perform a snook, a gesture of disrespect.

  6. 06

    cock cheese

    Smegma or dried semen on the glans penis, usually underneath the foreskin.

  7. 07

    cock in the henhouse

    A man in a situation where he has access to many women, presumably intending to seduce them.

  8. 08

    cock of the roost

    A proud or conceited person.

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