the cock of the walk



the cock of the walk

  (British old-fashioned)
a man who acts as if he is more fashionable or important than other people He acts like the cock of the walk around the office.
See also: cock, of, walk

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sotaso:-tahJapanese
Marya-Russian
Soili-Finnish
Jerome[dʒə'rəum]
IldÓ-Hungarian
ImogeneIM-ə-jeenEnglish