Knock into a cocked hat

Verb

Définitions

1.VerbTo beat up or seriously injure (a person); to badly damage (a thing).

2.VerbTo 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."

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