- cop out phr v
- Old policemen never die, they just cop out.
English expressions. 2014.
cop out phr v
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cop-out — {n. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} An irresponsible excuse made to avoid something one has to do, a flimsy pretext. * /Cowe on, Jim, that s a cheap cop out, and I don t believe a word of it!/ … Dictionary of American idioms
cop-out — {n. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} An irresponsible excuse made to avoid something one has to do, a flimsy pretext. * /Cowe on, Jim, that s a cheap cop out, and I don t believe a word of it!/ … Dictionary of American idioms
cop-out — n. phr. slang informal An irresponsible excuse made to avoid something one has to do, a flimsy pretext. Come on, Jim, that s a cheap cop out, and I don t believe a word of it! … Словарь американских идиом
cop out — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To avoid committing oneself in a situation where doing so would result in difficulties. * /Nixon copped out on the American people with Watergate./ … Dictionary of American idioms
cop out — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To avoid committing oneself in a situation where doing so would result in difficulties. * /Nixon copped out on the American people with Watergate./ … Dictionary of American idioms
cop\ out — v. phr. slang informal To avoid committing oneself in a situation where doing so would result in difficulties. Nixon copped out on the American people with Watergate … Словарь американских идиом
cop n — cop out phr v … English expressions
cop — cop1 S3 [kɔp US ka:p] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: copper police officer (19 21 centuries), from COP2 to arrest (19 20 centuries)] 1.) informal a police officer ▪ the local cop ▪ a narcotics cop ▪ He pull … Dictionary of contemporary English
cop — [[t]kɒ̱p[/t]] cops, copping, copped 1) N COUNT A cop is a policeman or policewoman. [INFORMAL] Frank didn t like having the cops know where to find him. 2) PHRASE: V inflects If you cop it, someone punishes you or speaks to you angrily because… … English dictionary
copy — cop|y1 W2S1 [ˈkɔpi US ˈka:pi] n plural copies [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: copie, from Latin copia; COPIOUS] 1.) something that is made to be exactly like another thing copy of ▪ She forwarded them a copy of her British passport … Dictionary of contemporary English
