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You know, cos he was like taking the piss out of them and they took the piss out of him.
A lot of that stuff that people take the piss out of all the time is actually useful.
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take the piss — ► take the piss Brit. tease or mock. Main Entry: ↑piss … English terms dictionary
take the piss — ( ● piss … Useful english dictionary
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 — to taunt or mimic The etymology is unclear: It hadn t occurred to me that people take the piss out of Bugs. (Garland, 1996 Bugs did not have a catheter) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
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 piss (out of somebody) — take the ˈpiss (out of sb/sth) idiom (BrE) to make fun of sb, especially by copying them or laughing at them for reasons they do not understand Main entry: ↑pissidiom … Useful english dictionary
take the piss (out of something) — take the ˈpiss (out of sb/sth) idiom (BrE) to make fun of sb, especially by copying them or laughing at them for reasons they do not understand Main entry: ↑pissidiom … Useful english dictionary
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 — 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
take the piss — Vrb phrs. 1. To ridicule, to tease, to make fun off. Cf. extract the urine . 2. To take advantage of, to exploit. E.g. Just because they like looking after their grand children, doesn t mean you can dump the kids on them every weekend whilst you… … English slang and colloquialisms
