Cock-a-hoop (Adjective)
Meaning
Exhibiting self-importance; "big talk".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The newly promoted manager was cock-a-hoop about his supposed role in the company's recent success.
- He was so cock-a-hoop about his investment portfolio that he barely let anyone else get a word in edgewise.
- After winning the local golf tournament, he was cock-a-hoop and couldn't stop talking about his supposed natural talent.
- The entrepreneur was cock-a-hoop about his new startup, claiming it would revolutionize the industry, but many were skeptical.
- The self-proclaimed "guru" was cock-a-hoop about his latest business book, but it was just a rehashing of common sense advice.