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2023-06-01 06:06
Cop a packet verb phrase
To be critically injured
Despite copping a packet after the explosion, John tried to crawl out of the rubble.
Some soldiers copped a packet during clashes with drug smugglers along the border.
The army was forced to retreat because their commander copped a packet.
Injured and/or exhausted, especially when this is the result of an assault or a physically demanding activity.
The verb "cop" must be conjugated according to its tense.
This phrase derives from the military.
Do you see anything wrong?
A humorous way of saying that what one has said is just what they acknowledge and may not be entirely accurate
Mike: Have you returned from your vacation on the beach? Your skin seems to get tanned.
Jenny: My skin is always dark. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
