take the piss
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
(UK) To tease, ridicule, or mock someone.
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
Well we're not the best of friends, she just takes the piss.
He's got, he's got, he's got a death wish on He must be takes the piss and I go.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Imported from Wikipedia “English-language idioms” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29), pending review.
Common questions
What does “take the piss” mean?
(UK) To tease, ridicule, or mock someone.
Is “take the piss” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.