"Copping it" means receiving criticism, blame, or punishment from someone. It’s often used in informal English to describe a situation where someone is being told off or facing consequences, especially for doing something wrong or upsetting someone. For example: • I forgot my wedding anniversary, and now I’m copping it from my wife. (This means the speaker is being scolded or criticized by their wife.) • He’s copping it at work for missing the deadline. (This means he’s being blamed or reprimand