See knock into a cocked hat in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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{
"ipa": "/ˈnɒk ˌɪntuː ə ˌkɒkt ˈhæt/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈnɑk ˌɪntu ə ˌkɑkt ˈhæt/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"audio": "En-us-knock into a cocked hat.oga",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/99/En-us-knock_into_a_cocked_hat.oga/En-us-knock_into_a_cocked_hat.oga.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/En-us-knock_into_a_cocked_hat.oga"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to completely demolish, nullify, overthrow, or otherwise defeat",
"word": "gettare alle ortiche"
}
],
"word": "knock into a cocked hat"
}
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