cop on

Speech parts

1. cop on - Noun

2. cop on - Verb

Meaning

cop on

(Ireland, informal, idiomatic) Common sense.
That eejit has no cop on.

(Ireland, informal, idiomatic) To stop behaving immaturely; behave, grow up.
You'll get in trouble with the boss if you don't cop on.

(Ireland, informal, UK, dialect) To come to understand; twig, cotton on.

Examples

The Violence Against Women Act is so important. It provides money to train the cop on the beat, to train the judges that this is a new day, that we won't tolerate this violence and to know how to deal with it. Patricia Ireland

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