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cop on

idiom

Common sense.


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  1. 01

    Cop a flower pot

    [Cockney slang]cop it hot

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

  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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