Motel owners and restaurant managers copped it for neglecting their clients.是什么意思？

Motel owners and restaurant managers copped it for neglecting their clients.

汽车旅馆老板和饭店经理因为冷落顾客而受到责骂。

motel

n. 汽车旅馆；

例句
The hotels are full up, and the guests have had to go to this dinky little motel way out on Stewart Avenue.
宾馆已经客满了，客人们不得不到斯图尔特街上这家偏远的小汽车旅馆里来。

owners

n. 物主，所有人( owner的名词复数 )；

例句
It is a safe bet that the current owners will not sell.
十有八九现在的业主不会出售。

and

conj. 和，与，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

restaurant

n. 饭店，餐馆，饭馆，菜馆；

例句
On the far side of the street was a restaurant that looked acceptable...
远处街边有一家饭店看起来还可以。

managers

n. 经理，管理人( manager的名词复数 )，以某种方式管理人、家庭、钱财等的人；

例句
Other industries have had to sack managers to reduce administrative costs...
其他行业只得精简管理人员以减少行政开支。

copped

adj. 圆锥形的；v. 遭受，忍受( cop的过去式 )；

例句
Motel owners and restaurant managers copped it for neglecting their clients.
汽车旅馆老板和饭店经理因为冷落顾客而受到责骂。

it

pron. 它，他，正好是所需的，事实[情况]；n. <美俚>傻瓜，笨蛋，<俚>绝妙的人，理想的东西，登峰造极；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

for

prep. 为，为了，倾向于，关于，当作；conj. 因为，由于；

例句
I've come looking for a bit of advice.
我特来讨教。

neglecting

v. 疏忽( neglect的现在分词 )，忽略，遗漏，疏于照顾；

例句
Motel owners and restaurant managers copped it for neglecting their clients.
汽车旅馆老板和饭店经理因为冷落顾客而受到责骂。

their

pron. 他（她，它）们的，在提及性别不详的人时，用以代替 him 或 her；

例句
Their permissiveness toward their children reflects the wild abandon of their own lives.
他们对孩子的放任折射出他们自身生活的放浪形骸。

clients

n. 顾客( client的名词复数 )，当事人，诉讼委托人，[计算机]客户端；

例句
I've known clients of mine go to absurd lengths, just to avoid paying me a few pounds...
我知道我的一些客户就为了少付我几英镑，可谓无所不用其极。