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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
one's head at sb
Hello,
Could you, please, explain to me, what it means "cock one's head at sb"? The text is from "Parrot and Olivier in America" by Peter Carey.
I knocked him so hard with my shoulder he nearly fell upon his arse.
He gathered himself and dusted down his bright blue frockcoat and patted at his ruff. I could have punched his pointy nose.
"Hello!" He cocked his head at me. "What is it old chap?"
Thanks for your help.
Could you, please, explain to me, what it means "cock one's head at sb"? The text is from "Parrot and Olivier in America" by Peter Carey.
I knocked him so hard with my shoulder he nearly fell upon his arse.
He gathered himself and dusted down his bright blue frockcoat and patted at his ruff. I could have punched his pointy nose.
"Hello!" He cocked his head at me. "What is it old chap?"
Thanks for your help.
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Hi, He leant his head a little to one side. It's sometimes done to show that you want an answer to your question Clive
- Hi, He leant his head a little to one side.
- It's sometimes done to show that you want an answer to your question Clive
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Hi,
He leant his head a little to one side.
It's sometimes done to show that you want an answer to your question
Clive
He leant his head a little to one side.
It's sometimes done to show that you want an answer to your question
Clive
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AnonymousHe cocked his head at me.He turned his head to the side in a somewhat sudden, jerky movement, the way a bird does when it wants to see something from a new angle. It's a reference to a head movement typical of birds.
CJ
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