snook
noun /snuːk/
/snuːk/
Idioms 词源late 18th cent.: of unknown origin.
Idioms
cock a snook at somebody/something
- (British English) to say or do something that clearly shows you do not respect somebody/something
(说话或做事)明显地表示蔑视;轻蔑;不屑一顾 - to cock a snook at authority
蔑视权威
- to cock a snook at authority