a Captain Cook

a Captain Cook

slang A brief glance or inspection; a look. The phrase comes from rhyming slang in which "Captain Cook" rhymes with "look." (Captain James Cook was an 18th-century British navigator.) Primarily heard in UK. I think you better take a Captain Cook at this—the entire file has been deleted! Can I have a Captain Cook at the map?
See also: captain, cook
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • captain
  • have a butcher's
  • have/take a butcher's
  • butcher
  • take a butcher's
  • look-see
  • have a look (at someone or something)
  • have a look-see
  • look on with
  • look on with (someone)