English Dictionary

knock into a cocked hat

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈnɒk ˌɪntuː ə ˌkɒkt ˈhæt/

動詞

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(transitive, originally US, colloquial, dated) To beat up or seriously injure (a person); to badly damage (a thing).

日本語の意味

（米国発の口語表現で、時代が過ぎた表現）暴力を振るって、相手に激しい傷害を与える、または物に甚大な損害を与えるという意味です。

The mugger warned he would knock her into a cocked hat if she didn't hand over her purse.

その強盗は、財布を渡さなければ彼女をひどく殴って重傷を負わせると警告した。

意味（1）

(transitive, originally US, colloquial, dated) To beat up or seriously injure (a person); to badly damage (a thing).

Tho' I'll tell ye what, stranger, I'm none your mealy mouthed fellows, and I'm little jubus [dubious] that you're one of them there [John Quincy] Adams men. And I've just seen the time that I'd knock sich a fellow into a cocked hat as quick as name it. But [Andrew] Jackson is safe enough and he's jist the chickin what's able; Adams is done for til he's made over.

意味（2）

(transitive, chiefly Britain, colloquial, figuratively) To completely demolish, nullify, overthrow, or otherwise defeat (a person; an argument, idea, or proposition; or a thing).

All the original ideas we had were knocked into a cocked hat by the latest survey.

knocks into a cocked hat （ present singular third-person ）

knocking into a cocked hat （ participle present ）

knocked into a cocked hat （ participle past ）

knocked into a cocked hat （ past ）