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cop out

idiom

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

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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 on

    Common sense.

  3. 03

    cop one's whack

    To die.

  4. 04

    cop oneself on

    to cop on, stop behaving immaturely

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