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cock a snook at |
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cock a snook at someone to show or express defiance or scorn at someone. He cocked a snook at the traffic cop and tore up the ticket. The boy cocked a snook at the park attendant and walked on the grass. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Kids moved on to television and rock 'n' roll and juvenile delinquents continued to cock a snook at Western civilization by sporting black leather jackets and growling "Daddyo. These days, as James Piereson pointed out in The Weekly Standard, many colleges and universities are so rich that they can afford to cock a snook at parents and alumni. By eloping with Clyde, the 17-year-old Grady hopes to cock a snook at establishment Manhattan, of which her mother Lucy McNeil is blatantly a part. |
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