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Mr. Mulisch was hard to miss with his mane of white hair, his tan, trim body and white Speedos, his pipe and, most important, his cock-of-the-walk manner.
A Great Novelist's Soft Side Ralph Gardner Jr. 2010
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Marcel Vigneron, the cock-of-the-walk who somehow only grew cockier after getting his head forcibly shaved by his competitors during Season 2, was mercifully sent packing.
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At about 9:30 a.m., Nicky walked into the lobby, doing his usual cock-of-the-walk strut.
Dancing with the Devil Louis Diaz 2010
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At about 9:30 a.m., Nicky walked into the lobby, doing his usual cock-of-the-walk strut.
Dancing with the Devil Louis Diaz 2010
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At about 9:30 a.m., Nicky walked into the lobby, doing his usual cock-of-the-walk strut.
Dancing with the Devil Louis Diaz 2010
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The Lilliputian rooster with long, curved tail feathers, strutted his stuff, surveying his surroundings with a quick eye and elegant arrogance that could only come from a genuine cock-of-the-walk.
The Chicken Chronicles Sandra Knauf 2010
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He pulls open the door and walks in like he owns the place, that cock-of-the-walk stride that guys put on when they want to show everyone they're not really afraid.
The Devil's Bedpost 2010
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I didn't mention it last time, but your old pal is top cock-of-the-walk in these parts.
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He was pretty awesome in August, in which he reprises the old cock-of-the-walk role that put him on the map in The Virgin Suicides.
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And then we have Israel, America's mini-me, who is always threatening to bomb the heck out of Lebanon, Syria and Iran -- so multiple billions of our tax dollars have to go toward propping up that ally, so it can afford to maintain its current "bantam rooster" cock-of-the-walk posture in the Middle East, a posture that would deflate like a balloon if US taxpayers ever stopped supporting its strut.
The new Spartans: Dealing with the results of a militarized America 2008
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