Смысл: cock-a-hoop

cock-a-hoop[͵kɒkəʹhu:p]
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<Í> 1. 1) predic ликующий
2) самодовольный, хвастливо-задорный
he is cock-a-hoop about his success - он упоён своим успехом
2. 1) сбившийся набок; перекошенный
2) в беспорядке
everything is cock-a-hoop in this office - в этой конторе полная неразбериха

hoop Идиома

jump through a hoop

do whatever one is told to do, obey any order He is always ready to jump through a hoop for his boss so he is not very popular with the other employees.

jump through hoops

do all the required steps, red tape To get a student loan, I had to jump through a lot of hoops.

make whoopee

kiss and hug, get it on, make love Tony and Victoria were making whoopee when we walked in.

bust open a can of whoopass

to prepare to beat someone up/get really angry after they've done something appalling: (Usually meant as a joke between friends.)"Yo g, if you don't stop bugging me, I'm gonna bust open a can of whoopass on you!"

hoopin' it

playing a game of basketball

hooptie

old car in bad shape

hooptie ride

to do a drive-by murder

whoop ass

1. very good; awesome; cool; "That ride was whoop ass!"
2. to defeat someone or something; "I'm gonna whup ass on you"
3. to be rowdy; "Finals are over; let's whup ass! "
4. defeat; "Our team suffered a real whoop ass yesterday"
5. rowdiness; "There's too much whoop ass in here; I can't study" (can be reversed as ass whup)

whoopass

see bust open a can of whoopass

whoop it up

Idiom(s): whoop it up

Theme: CELEBRATION

to enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy manner. (Informal.)
• John's friends really whooped it up at his bachelor party.
• Jean wants to have a party and whoop it up to celebrate her promotion.

jump through a hoop|hoop|jump

v. phr., informal To do whatever you are told to do; obey any order. Bob would jump through a hoop for Mary.
Compare: TWIST AROUND ONE'S LITTLE FINGER, UNDER ONE'S THUMB.

whoop it up|whoop

v. phr., slang 1. To make a loud noise; have a noisy celebration; enjoy yourself noisily. The team whooped it up after winning the game. 2. To praise something enthusiastically; encourage enthusiasm or support.

Often used with "for". Father wanted to go to the country, but the children whooped it up for the beach.

hoop

hoop
see jump through hoops.

whoop

whoop
1.
not worth a whoop
â
Informal worth nothing at all
2.
whoop it up
or whoop things upâ Slang
1) to create a noisy disturbance, as in celebrating
2) to create enthusiasm (for)

whoopee

whoopee
make whoopee
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1) Slang to revel boisterously
2) to make love

More Idioms/Phrases

whole megillah whole new ballgame, a whole nine yards, the wholesale whoop whoopee why wide wide open widow wife

English Vocalbulary

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