live like fighting cocks

To lead an extravagant life. Fighting cocks were typically well-fed, so as to increase their chances of success in a cock fight. A: "Did Tom and Stephanie really buy a mansion?" B: "Yes, and they've been living like fighting cocks ever since Tom inherited all that money."

词组	live like fighting cocks
释义	live like fighting cocks live like fighting cocks To lead an extravagant life. Fighting cocks were typically well-fed, so as to increase their chances of success in a cock fight. A: "Did Tom and Stephanie really buy a mansion?" B: "Yes, and they've been living like fighting cocks ever since Tom inherited all that money." See also: cock, fight, like, live Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: cock socket cocksocket snook snoot cock a cock a snook cock a snook at cock a snook at somebody/something cock a snook at someone/something cock a snoot
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