cop it

slang To be disciplined or chastised for something. Primarily heard in UK. Come on, I'll cop it if I get home past curfew again tonight! If you don't want to cop it for lateness, then just get to work on time! We all copped it because one of the teachers caught us throwing food in the cafeteria.

ˈcop it

(British English, slang) be punished: You’ll cop it if your father finds out you broke the window!

See also: cop

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See also:

be for the high jump
cop hold of
cop hold of (someone or something)
get a thick ear
give somebody/get a thick ear
come home
it's a fair cop
it's/that's a fair cop
Cop yourself on!
cop on

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