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
Brigit-Irish Mythology
Adonis[ə'dəunis]
Halldor-Norwegian
Pipaluk-Native American, Greenlandic
ElwoodEL-wuwdEnglish
Chidubem-Western African, Igbo