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to cop one's whack

to cop one's whack

9.9
To get your fair share of money or a reward
  • idiom
  • /kɑp wʌnz wæk/
  • Australian
translation icon : recibir lo que le corresponde
  • She worked overtime to ensure she would cop her whack come bonus time.

Examples

  • Everyone on the team wanted to cop their whack after the successful project.

  • After months of effort, he was eager to cop his whack from the business profits.

  • Did he cop his whack from the project?

  • Everyone should cop their whack for their hard work!

  • After months of hard work, he was excited to cop his whack from the profits of the new venture.

  • At the end of the project, each member of the team was happy to cop their whack of the rewards.

  • She was determined to cop her whack in bonuses after all the late nights she put in.

Antonyms

to miss out
176 3.6

Lose the chance to enjoy something good

to forfeit
81 5.7

To lose something because you break a rule or as a penalty

How Much

to cop one's whack
  • Australian
9.9
to receive
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

cop one's whack infinitive
copped one's whack past
copped one's whack past participle
copping one's whack present participle
cops one's whack third person singular

Morphology

cop + one + whack

This is an informal/slang idiom: while 'cop' can mean 'to take' and 'one's' marks possession, the sense of 'whack' = 'share/portion' is dialectal and non‑literal. An average B1 learner who knows the basic meanings of the parts would not reliably infer 'receive one's fair share' because the collocation and sense of 'whack' here are idiomatic and unpredictable.

Etymology

Cop one's whack likely comes from slang where cop means 'to grab' and whack meant a portion. Picture someone grabbing their slice of money or pie; to 'cop your whack' is to take what is due, so the phrase means 'to receive your fair share'.