throw into a cocked hat

English

Verb

throw into a cocked hat (third-person singular simple present throws into a cocked hat, present participle throwing into a cocked hat, simple past threw into a cocked hat, past participle thrown into a cocked hat)

  1. To confound, usually due to one or more unexpected occurrences.

Alternative forms
  • knock into a cock hat
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