Off piss taking

Equally, a wilfully unproductive employee could be described as "taking the piss" for accepting a wage while knowingly failing to deliver on their obligation, or an employer could be accused of "taking the piss" for making unreasonable requests of their employees, e. Dale also insists on telling both Wilkes and Blackwood "you're here for a purpose," which is either really sweet and friendly of him or the first sign of an evil piss-taking Dale struggling to get out. Look up take the mickey in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. I like the fact that there's a gentle piss-taking going on in the city, which doesn't allow anyone to get too big for their boots. James Kabala While the phrase is indeed rare in the U. But serendipitously, one finds some startling incidents, either long forgotten or barely known, of protest and piss-taking. We just do it in our heads.

It's really all a Terrible piece of Cake; Jonathan Cake is generally regarded to have had a string of beautiful girlfriends, but suprisingly, he's now all alone. By using our site, you acknowledge that you have read and understand our Cookie Policy , Privacy Policy , and our Terms of Service. Because it has attracted low-quality or spam answers that had to be removed, posting an answer now requires 10 reputation on this site the association bonus does not count. It's a very common expression within Britain, but probably rare elsewhere.

By using our site, you acknowledge that you have read and understand our Cookie Policy , Privacy Policy , and our Terms of Service. After about 6 years of being in total ignorance, I finally now get the idea behind Craig David's lyrics in the song "She's On Fire" where he says "she's so hot it's like she's straight taking the piss". It is derived from that, as indicated mind, so it can get a bit confusing. Just off the top of my head:

Straight is used there for emphasis, with a sense akin to absolutely or completely. Usage[ edit ] The term sometimes refers to a form of mockery in which the mocker exaggerates the other person's characteristics; pretending to take on his or her attitudes, etc. Artists that can never offend anyone can never delight anyone either. References in periodicals archive? She's so attractive that it's as if she is mockingly beautiful, too attractive to be true. He had his music cranked up again last night and parks in our parking space.