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
It was possibly the least likely place to hear Philip Glass; people in bikinis and swim shorts all trying to cop off with each other.
From BBC
At the same time the administration is weakening and killing environmental safeguards, it has taken the EPA cop off the beat.
From Salon
"There is a student loan debt crisis in our country, and now is not the time to take a cop off the beat," Becerra said.
From Los Angeles Times
"People should be outraged at this attempt to ignore the law in order to side with Wall Street over Main Street and take a strong cop off the consumer protection beat," she said.
From Los Angeles Times
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