Cop to and Spill

Cop to

Cop to verb - To make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid.
Usage example: that thug will make a deal with the prosecutor and end up copping to a charge of simple assault
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Synonyms for Cop to

Spill and cop to are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spill" instead a verb phrase "Cop to".

Spill

Spill verb - To make known (as information previously kept secret).

Cop to and spill are semantically related. You can use "Cop to" instead a verb "Spill".

Both terms in one sentence

  • I Know You're Watching Me After being arrested and left alone in an interrogation room, Wesley Snipes character raps suddenly on the glass, startling a female witness who's been called in to identify him, and causing a cop to spill his coffee.
  • Film / The Art of War I Know You're Watching Me: After being arrested and left alone in an interrogation room, Shaw raps suddenly on the glass, startling a female witness who's been called in to identify him, and causing a cop to spill his coffee.
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