pee on someone's cornflakes
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Meaning · English
to spoil or ruin someone's plans or event
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
làm hỏng hoặc phá hủy kế hoạch hoặc sự kiện của ai đó
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: urinate on breakfast cereal
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
His constant complaining really peed on our cornflakes at the party
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “pee on someone's cornflakes” mean?
to spoil or ruin someone's plans or event Literally: urinate on breakfast cereal
Is “pee on someone's cornflakes” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.