according to Cocker

according to Cocker

Indicates or emphasizes that something is correct, right, or reliable. Refers to 17th-century English arithmetician Edward Cocker. Primarily heard in UK. Now that I've read over my thesis five times, I am quite sure it's free of errors and completed according to Cocker! The car leaking that much oil does not seem to be according to Cocker—I think you should take it to the shop as soon as possible.
See also: accord, cocker
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • cocker
  • according to Gunter
  • nudge nudge
  • nudge nudge (wink wink)
  • nudge nudge, wink wink
  • take the Browns to the Super Bowl
  • better left unsaid
  • if God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him
  • bite me
  • bite the ice
References in periodicals archive
3 JARVIS COCKER Jarvis Cocker takes to the Electric Arena on Friday night at 8.45pm with his new musical ensemble JARV IS JARV IS are "primarily a live outfit", according to Cocker's Wikipedia entry, but they did release a single back in May.
According to Cocker, apart from rising losses from dating scams there had also been a marked rise in the number of complaints about online trading, including penny auction sites.
A lifetime of music was always on the cards according to Cocker EoAC" fame or not.
According to Cocker, there is a noticeable difference in the quality of the patches his crews are now producing.