cop a mouse
cop a mouse
obsolete To get a black eye. You copped a mouse at the pub? What on earth did you say to make someone punch you in the face? How do you think I copped a mouse in the car accident? I did break my nose when my head hit the dashboard! A: "I know you copped a mouse from that bully, and I'm telling the headmaster!" B: "Stop, that'll just make everything worse!"
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