take the piss
Verb

take the piss (out of)

  1. (British, NZ, Australia, coarse, slang, idiomatic, transitive) To tease, ridicule or mock (someone).
  2. (British, NZ, Australia, coarse, slang, idiomatic, intransitive) To subject those present to teasing, ridicule or mockery, or to show contempt.
    • 2008, Will Swanton, Some Day: Inside the Dream Tour and Mick Fanning's 2007 Championship Win‎,
      He's either taking it easy or taking the piss by arriving at the eleventh hour.
Synonyms Translations
  • French: se foutre de la gueule
  • German: sich lustig machen über, verarschen
  • Italian: prendere per il culo, prendere in giro
  • Portuguese: tirar sarro (Brazil)
  • Russian: подъёбывать
  • Spanish: vacilar, tomar el pelo



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