cock a snook
(figurative, by extension) To flout or show disrespect to.
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(figurative, by extension) To flout or show disrespect to.
to cock a snook at authority
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(UK, idiomatic, pejorative) To perform a snook, a gesture of disrespect.
to cock a snook at authority
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