take the piss out of
idiom
British, informal + impolite
: to make fun of or laugh at (someone or something)
He took the piss out of me about my tattoo.
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Learning to take the piss out of themselves is at the core of Yard Act’s transition to album two.
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Jenessa Williams, Pitchfork, 14 Feb. 2024
Anything on Grey's was always done to take the piss out of it.
—Lynette Rice, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2021
That’s the true ensemble, to go and share a drink and share a laugh and take the piss out of each other.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2021
Jenessa Williams, Pitchfork, 14 Feb. 2024
Anything on Grey's was always done to take the piss out of it.
—Lynette Rice, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2021
That’s the true ensemble, to go and share a drink and share a laugh and take the piss out of each other.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2021
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