TO say their relationship is under strain would be like saying Henry VIII was
not much cop as a husband.
Markle versus Markle; THE DI RY Warring pair in awards face-off
First recorded in the early 19th century, the origin is probably the northern dialectal verb cop, 'capture, lay hold of ' (hence also '
not much cop', 'not much of a catch' - worth little).
Is this a fair cop, readers? MY CITY
FANS of obscure American new wave music - and there are probably about six who read this column - will recall with some fondness the band Devo, who were great at funny costumes and very good at album titles, but
not much cop at tunes.
Devo situation more a passport to nowhere than Pimlico; GRAEME WHITFIELD
Not because they're
not much cop or too expensive but because they're only available in left-hand drive and having the wheel on the wrong side makes them very difficult to sell.
Ford have it right; Iconic Mustang to be built for driving in the UK
For a country that's apparently so "broken" by crime, we're
not much cop at illustrating this on screen.
Telly crime is better in the USA
I am very disgruntled with the union that I'm in because they're
not much cop, they don't back you in any way and when you do have a problem they just sit there.
VENT YOUR SPLEEN
"Huh," he said with a contemptuous glance towards the book, "that's
not much cop."
MORNINGSERIAL; The Songbird is Singing
Allenby, 11th in 2002 and fourth in 2003 (but
not much cop since), has hit form at the right time, finishing fourth in theWachovia Championship on Sunday.
Golf: Elkington can continue his love affair with Sawgrass; TOP REST OF THE WORLD THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP SETANTA GOLF 6pm tomorrow
The Citroen Visa Club and the Daihatsu Charade XTE came on the market and, according to the Examiner's motoring correspondent Roger Stansfield, they were
not much cop. Their prices?
The week that was 1980
Donald Sutherland has made one of the best horror films of all time in the classic Don't Look Now, and while An American Haunting isn't the worst film ever, it's
not much cop. Although it's set nearly two hundred years before, it has a lot of similarities with the recent disappointment that was The Exorcism of Emily Rose.
BACON AT THE MOVIES: ROCKY HORROR; It's as scary as finding you're a bit low on cheddar AN AMERICAN HAUNTING HORROR Cert: 15
The other was that feeling of pre-resignation - the view that it will be worth it even if he turns out to be
not much cop these days.
Culture: The legend lives on; PHARAOH SANDERS QUARTET CBSO Centre
The 34-year-old said: "I am a bit stuck without it, I'm
not much cop at walking too far at all.
Thieves rob woman of her 'lifeline'
PTHE album's
not much cop, but Summer Son, the new single from Texas, is a great wedge of Scot pop.
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But not all that surprising, because he's clearly
not much cop at his job.
MUSCLE DO BETTER
well, actually I can't think of anything else as, let's face it, as a 10-year-old you're
not much cop at anything other than eating, sleeping and watching Grease and The Sound of Music over and over again.
the first word