cock-a-hoop
Word family adjectivecockedcock-a-hoopcockamamiecockeyedcocksurenouncockercockerelcockinesscock-a-doodle-doocockalorumcockchafercocked hatcocker spanielcockeyecockfightcockhorsecockieleekiecocklairdcockloftcockmatchcockpitcocksfootcockshotcockshutcockshycockspurcocksuckercocksurenesscockteasercockthrowingcockadverbcockilycocksurely
cock-a-hoop /ˌkɒk ə ˈhuːp $ ˌkɑːk-/ adjectiveadj [not before noun] British EnglishBrE SATISFIEDEXCITEDpleased and excited about something, especially something you have done 得意扬扬的,兴高采烈的cock-a-hoop at/about/over Robert’s cock-a-hoop about his new job. 罗伯特对他的新工作颇为得意。
Origin cock-a-hoop (1600-1700) set the cock on the hoop “to celebrate” ((16-17 centuries))