cop it
Face the consequences
Cop it is British slang meaning to receive punishment, blame, or harsh consequences.
Someone who cops it gets in trouble or suffers for something: You'll cop it when Mum finds out.
In its most extreme use, to cop it means to be killed: Three soldiers copped it in the ambush.
Large furry omnivore
- toleratePermit without approval
- withstandRemain intact despite pressure
- sufferExperience pain or distress
- put up withAccept something unpleasant
weather · brave · stomach · swallow · absorb · handle · cope · manage
Rightfully earned or warranted
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
- comeuppanceDeserved punishment or rebuke
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- reckoningSettlement of accounts
payback · consequences · rebuke · scolding · reprimand · telling-off · dressing-down · earful
bear
Large furry omnivore
- toleratePermit without approval
- withstandRemain intact despite pressure
- sufferExperience pain or distress
put up with · weather · brave · stomach · swallow · absorb · handle · cope · manage · deal with
deserved
Rightfully earned or warranted
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
- comeuppanceDeserved punishment or rebuke
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
reckoning · payback · consequences · rebuke · scolding · reprimand · telling-off · dressing-down · earful · bollocking
blame
Assign responsibility for wrongdoing
grief · trouble · backlash · reproach · censure · condemnation · attack · roasting · grilling · lambasting
killed
Caused to die
- diedCeased to live
- perishedCeased living violently
- kicked the bucketDied, colloquially
cop itget away with it
walk free · beat the rap · get off lightly · slip through the cracks · skate by
cop itwalk away clean
cop itluck out
Succeed through chance
land on one's feet · come up roses · get lucky · strike it lucky · fall on one's feet