English
Verb
take the piss
- context|UK|coarse|slang|idiom To ridicule or mock.
#:* Are you takin' the piss? You'll get yer 'ead bashed in.
#:* Nobody ever takes the piss out of the Irish these days.
Usage notes
As this phrase may be found offensive, it is often bowdlerised to take the pee or censored in print as â��take the p***â�� or, less commonly, â��take the p—â��. A common jocular euphemism is extract the urine, a formal equivalent of the literal meaning of the words.
Synonyms
take the mickey
Translations
French: se foutre de la gueule
Italian: prendere per il culo, prendere in giro
Spanish: bacilar]], tomar el pelo
fr:take the piss
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