(idiomatic) To avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner. / To plead guilty and ask for mercy.

(idiomatic, transitive) To ignore.

(slang) Avoidance or inadequate performance of a task or duty; the action of copping out. / (slang) An excuse made in order to avoid performing a task or duty; a reason offered when someone cops out.

(transitive) To separate and recover (valuable minerals) by swirling dirt or crushed rock in a pan of water, in the manner of a traditional prospector seeking gold.

Alternative form of takeoff

(idiomatic) To be busy or thoroughly preoccupied.

To discuss; to converse about a matter or issue. / To persuade (someone); to talk around. / To verbally interrupt (someone); to speak at the same time as someone else.

(idiomatic) To remain useful or valued over a long period of time; to last a long time.

(idiomatic, formulaic) A minimal level of competence or effectiveness, as used in phrases where one is unable to perform.

a street in the City between Holborn circus and St Paul's Cathedral / the Central Criminal Court in this street; the Crown Court in City of London / (by extension) The English legal system