take the piss
To be outrageously unreasonable.
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It’s funny how the people who attend the MET gala think they’re wonderful but really most people just take the piss out of them for being ridiculous 😂
It's always money for them and they take the piss out of places they never even been to and I've had enough of it. I'd post the screenshots but I'd get a trip to Bluesky jail for the language content 😂😂
Absolutely fine to criticise politicians, take the piss out of them, draw silly cartoons etc. But we can do that without resorting to bigotry. If someone can't do that without resorting to bigotry then they suck at th…
Ah yes, but it wouldn’t be funny if we didn’t take the piss just a bit.
To be fair, I do take the piss!🤣
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To subject those present to teasing, ridicule or mockery, or to show contempt.
A lot of that stuff that people take the piss out of all the time is actually useful.
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To tease, ridicule or mock (someone).
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To be outrageously unreasonable.
“It’s funny how the people who attend the MET gala think they’re wonderful but really most people just take the piss out of them for being ridiculous 😂”
— Bluesky· May 2026“It's always money for them and they take the piss out of places they never even been to and I've had enough of it. I'd post the screenshots but I'd get a trip to Bluesky jail for the language content 😂😂”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Absolutely fine to criticise politicians, take the piss out of them, draw silly cartoons etc. But we can do that without resorting to bigotry. If someone can't do that without resorting to bigotry then they suck at their job and should retrain or do something else.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Ah yes, but it wouldn’t be funny if we didn’t take the piss just a bit.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“To be fair, I do take the piss!🤣”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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