It's a fair cop

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It's a fair cop. (British & Australian very informal)

something that you say in order to admit that someone has caught you doing something wrong It's a fair cop. I was driving way too fast.

See also: cop, fair

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a) Yes; b) No; c) 'Scuse me, must rush, got a bus to catch; d) It's a fair cop, guv, I'll come quietly. Hopelessly naive.. by Gulf Daily News (Manama, Bahrain) CAPTION(S): HIGH HOPES Charlene after 'win' that never was last IT'S A FAIR COP Gda Charlene back in work yesterday RESERVIST Sinead, 26 ROSE OF TRALEE HOPEFUL KICKED OUT FOR BEING TOO OLD; Motorbike garda ... by The Mirror (London, England) Byline: BY DAVE KELLY ALRIGHT, it's a fair cop, this isn't a single it's an album, but No Point Wasting Tears by DJ Ironik is a good bet if you want to put your pounds into something British. Ironik flies the flag for Britain; SPIN CITY by Birmingham Mail (England)			It stands to reason it strikes me that It takes all kinds It takes all sorts It takes getting used to It takes money to make money It takes two to make a bargain It takes two to make a quarrel it takes two to tango It was fun while it lasted It will be your ass! It will take some doing It won't wash! It would take an act of Congress to do It'll all come out in the wash It'll be a cold day in hell It'll be a long day in January It'll end in tears It'll never fly It's a bit steep! It's a cinch it's a crying shame It's a crying shame! It's a deal It's a dog's life It's a fair cop It's a free country! It's a jungle out there It's a long story It's a small world It's a snap It's a toss-up it's a wonder it's a wrap It's about time! It's all Greek to me It's all over bar the shouting It's all over but the shouting It's all the same to me It's always darkest just before the dawn It's an ill bird that fouls its own nest It's an ill wind It's an ill wind that blows nobody good It's anybody's guess It's been It's been a slice! it's curtains it's do or die it's early days It's easy to be wise after the event It's every man for himself			IT&AP IT&C IT&D IT&E IT&L IT&T IT&V IT&VE it'd it'll It'll all come out in the wash It'll be a cold day in hell It'll be a long day in January It'll End in Tears It'll never fly it's it's it's It's a Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad Movie It's a bit steep! It's a cinch It's a Crime it's a crying shame It's a crying shame! It's a deal It's a Dog's Life It's a Dog's Life It's a fair cop it's a feature It's A Feature Not A Bug It's a free country! It's a Jungle out There It's a long story It's a Marathon, Not a Sprint It's a Small World It's a Small World It's a small world after all It's a snap It's a toss-up It's a trap! it's a wonder It's a Wonderful Life It's a Wrap It's About Time It's about time! It's About Websites, Ltd. It's Academic It's All About Control It's All About Me It's All About Money It's All About the Money It's All Bollocks It's All Coming Back to Me Now

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