嘲笑他人，开玩笑：没有冒犯的成分。有时也以问句的形式出现，当指一个人超出了可接受的范围时，类似于表达“给他们一寸，他们就要一里”。它是“taking the piss out of”的缩写，这是一个表示嘲笑、戏弄、开玩笑、嘲讽或嘲笑的表达。不要与“taking a piss”混淆，后者指的是排尿的行为。
双语例句
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"I need a piss," the dwarf announced. He waddled off the road, undid his breeches, and relieved himself into a tangle of thorns. It took quite a long time.