cop onto
cop onto (something)
slang To learn or understand something. Thanks for explaining that concept to me—I think I'm copping onto it now.
See also: cop
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cop onto something
Sl. to understand or become aware of something. I think I'm copping onto the significance of this at last. Try to cop onto what I'm saying, Otto.
See also: cop
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.