cop hold of

cop hold of (someone or something)

To begin holding someone or something. Primarily heard in UK. After months apart, I can't wait to cop hold of my boyfriend at the airport. Cop hold of that end of the banner, will you?
See also: cop, hold, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

cop hold of

take hold of. British
A slang word meaning ‘catch’, cop probably originated in northern English dialect.
See also: cop, hold, of
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • cop hold of (someone or something)
  • cop it
  • hold off doing
  • hold off from (doing something)
  • a hold on a strong
  • hold hard
  • cop (something) from (someone or something)
  • cop from
  • accountable
  • hold accountable
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Your mom would get her money out of a didlum club or cop hold of her pounds 1 Provident Cheque, for which she paid a shilling a week for 21 weeks, and she would buy you a new outfit.For most children these would be the only new clothes they would have all year, destined as they were to wear the cast offs of the rich.
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IN SIMPLER times, Kop Holdings might have referred to dubious practices outside The Grafton on a Friday night (as in "come on darlin', cop hold of this...").
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And then there's Peter Sweeney, the man to really cop hold of if you want to find out what's really happening inside the GAA.
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