knocking into a cocked hat

A form of knock into a cocked hat — To beat up or seriously injure (a person); to badly damage (a thing).

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of knock into a cocked hat
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APA

knocking into a cocked hat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knocking%20into%20a%20cocked%20hat

MLA

“knocking into a cocked hat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knocking%20into%20a%20cocked%20hat. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knocking into a cocked hat,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knocking%20into%20a%20cocked%20hat.

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