take the piss out of someone

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• take the piss out of someone — tv. to humble someone; to make someone usually a male less cocky, perhaps by violence. (Usually objectionable.) □ You need somebody to take the piss outa you! □ He failed his test again. That’ll take the piss outa him …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• take the piss (out of someone) — vb British to mock, deride, poke fun at. This vulgar ism has been in widespread use since the late 1940s. The original idea evoked by the expression was that of deflating someone, recalling the description of a self important blusterer as all… …   Contemporary slang

• take the piss out of — Brit informal + impolite : to make fun of or laugh at (someone or something) He took the piss out of me about my tattoo. • • • Main Entry: ↑piss …   Useful english dictionary

• take the mickey (out of someone) — Vrb phrs. To tease, to ridicule. Also shortened to take the mick. An abbreviated form of the Cockney rhyming slang take the mickey bliss, meaning take the piss . E.g. Stop taking the mickey out of Billy, he s very sensitive and you re upsetting… …   English slang and colloquialisms

• take the mickey (out of someone) — Vrb phrs. To tease, to ridicule. Also shortened to take the mick. An abbreviated form of the Cockney rhyming slang take the mickey bliss, meaning take the piss . E.g. Stop taking the mickey out of Billy, he s very sensitive and you re upsetting… …   English slang and colloquialisms

• take the piss — verb a) To tease, ridicule or mock (someone). You know, cos he was like taking the piss out of them and they took the piss out of him. b) To subject those present to teasing, ridicule or mockery, or to show …   Wiktionary

• take the piss — British impolite 1) to say something to try to make someone look silly take the piss out of: His friends were taking the piss out of him. 2) to say or do something that annoys people because they think it is unreasonable £5 for a cup of coffee!… …   English dictionary

• Take the piss out of — stir or make fun of (someone) …   Dictionary of Australian slang

• take the piss out of — Australian Slang stir or make fun of (someone) …   English dialects glossary

• take the piss — 1. to make a joke about someone or to make someone look silly. They re always taking the piss out of her because she s a Barry Manilow fan. (often + out of) You should wear miniskirts more often you ve got the legs for them. Are you taking the… …   New idioms dictionary

• Taking the piss — To take the piss is a British slang expression meaning to tease or ridicule. Take the mickey (or variations) are euphemistic ways of conveying this expression where the word piss may be vulgar. UsageThe term sometimes refers to a form of mockery… …   Wikipedia