Idioms

cop hold of

cop hold of (someone or something)

To begin holding someone or something. Primarily heard in UK. After months apart, I can't wait to cop hold of my boyfriend at the airport. Cop hold of that end of the banner, will you? Hey, can you cop hold of the rope and pull it taut?
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cop hold of

take hold of. British
A slang word meaning ‘catch’, cop probably originated in northern English dialect.
See also: cop, hold, of
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Your mom would get her money out of a didlum club or cop hold of her pounds 1 Provident Cheque, for which she paid a shilling a week for 21 weeks, and she would buy you a new outfit.For most children these would be the only new clothes they would have all year, destined as they were to wear the cast offs of the rich.
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And then there's Peter Sweeney, the man to really cop hold of if you want to find out what's really happening inside the GAA.
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