cop on
(Ireland, informal, idiomatic) To stop behaving immaturely; behave, grow up.
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Today in War on the Rocks: The Cop on the Corner Is Our First Line of Defense: Local Police and the Surveillance Detection Gap Between Intent and Capability: Assessing the Lack of Iranian Attacks on the U.S. Ho…
i hope this is googoo sliding into its copilot-flop era at exponentially increasing speed, like that cop on the boston city hall playground slide
Hey, buddy. Got a rogue cop on your hands - I know, so shocking. bsky.app/profile/mari...
Put a cop on foot - no cruiser, one of the ones who’s been in the news lately - to just stand there and write tickets
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(Ireland, informal, idiomatic) To stop behaving immaturely; behave, grow up.
You'll get in trouble with the boss if you don't cop on.
“Today in War on the Rocks: The Cop on the Corner Is Our First Line of Defense: Local Police and the Surveillance Detection Gap Between Intent and Capability: Assessing the Lack of Iranian Attacks on the U.S. Homeland”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(Ireland, informal, idiomatic) Common sense.
That eejit has no cop on.
“i hope this is googoo sliding into its copilot-flop era at exponentially increasing speed, like that cop on the boston city hall playground slide”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Hey, buddy. Got a rogue cop on your hands - I know, so shocking. bsky.app/profile/mari...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Put a cop on foot - no cruiser, one of the ones who’s been in the news lately - to just stand there and write tickets”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(Ireland, informal, UK, dialect) To come to understand; twig, cotton on.
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