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Cop a flower pot

idiom
Slang Cockney rhyming slang · East London

cop it hot

Origin

To get into serious trouble. Suggested by the effect of a flower pot dropped from a window above on to someone below.

Anchors to
Related idioms4entries
  1. 01

    cop on

    Common sense.

  2. 02

    cop one's whack

    To die.

  3. 03

    cop oneself on

    to cop on, stop behaving immaturely

  4. 04

    cop out

    To avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner.

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