cop on

Definitions

Common sense.

Ireland, idiomatic, informal

Equivalents

Examples

“That eejit has no cop on.”

“While she is right that some cyclists do cycle in a dangerous manner, pedestrians need⟳ to have⟳ some "cop on" as well.”

“Fixtures' secretary Jimmy Henry refuted the comments. "I wouldn't have⟳ got this job if I hadn't some cop on," he said.”

“Molloy’s solicitor said that there was a^([sic]) element of naivety here in that his client, who is “quite brilliant” in his studies in physics, has “no cop on” and took a “scientist’s approach⟳” to growing cannabis.”

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