"cop oneself on" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-cop oneself on.ogg [Australia] Forms: cops oneself on [present, singular, third-person], copping oneself on [participle, present], copped oneself on [participle, past], copped oneself on [past]
Rhymes: -ɒn Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} cop oneself on (third-person singular simple present cops oneself on, present participle copping oneself on, simple past and past participle copped oneself on)
  1. (Ireland, informal, idiomatic) to cop on, stop behaving immaturely Tags: Ireland, idiomatic, informal
    Sense id: en-cop_oneself_on-en-verb-GDYVq7qQ Categories (other): English phrasal verbs with particle (on), Irish English

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