cock a hoop[adjective]Synonyms: exultant, cock-a-whoop, exulting, jubilant, triumphal, triumphant, awry, askance, askant, askew, cam, cockeyed, crookedly
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
cock-a-hoop /ˌkɒk ə ˈhuːp $ ˌkɑːk-/
adjective [not before noun] British English[
Date: 1600-1700;
Origin: set the cock on the hoop 'to celebrate' (16-17 centuries)]
pleased and excited about something, especially something you have done
cock-a-hoop at/about/over
Robert’s cock-a-hoop about his new job. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲