i've seen both of those phrases in british tv shows. do they mean "are you high/on drugs?" 10 points to the first person to answer this.
2006-10-13 20:14:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
here you go:
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/344000.html
2006-10-13 20:22:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Taking the 'piss out of someone' or 'taking the mickey out of someone' means: ridiculing them, mocking them, and exposing their flaws and hypocrisies.
In effect, to use yet another term, it means 'cutting them down to size'.
So, people most often are inclined to take the mickey out of someone when that person seems to regard themselves as being superior, or perhaps takes life too seriously.
2006-10-14 03:40:18 · answer #2 · answered by hughgo-a-go-go 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To mock, eg are you mocking me = are you taking the pi$$/mickey. Also, look out for 'are you pulling my leg', means the same
2006-10-14 14:47:21 · answer #3 · answered by SteveUK 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know taking the p!$$ out of someone is picking on them...giving them a hard time..razzing them, etc. I don't know about the second one, though.
2006-10-14 04:03:12 · answer #4 · answered by retorik75 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just means joking around, or making fun of something.
2006-10-14 03:23:05 · answer #5 · answered by Bug's Mama 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋