cop off
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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“What we have seen across the country is that has become increasingly difficult to get a bad cop off the street.”
From Washington Post • Aug. 23, 2022
I've got a cop off the corner who's waiting outside if I should need him—in case of a jam—but I guess we won't need him, will we?
From Sundry Accounts by Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury)
There you had a chance to cop off a nice bunch of coin on that fight and instead you kill it for yourself and everybody else.”
From The Efficiency Expert by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
You won’t cop off anything better in this joint than Steve Murray.
From The Efficiency Expert by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
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