tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5825274750331486022.post6798875853011270474..comments2023-11-30T09:47:51.427+01:00Comments on Ask About English: Phrase of the Day! 5: 'take the piss'Matt Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09119848001567496253noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5825274750331486022.post-39062024536852085312007-01-22T06:19:00.000+01:002007-01-22T06:19:00.000+01:00In a slight twist, in American, especially African...In a slight twist, in American, especially African-American slang, to take the piss out of someone can suggest something more edgy; it suggests beating someone down or somehow defeating them; similar to 'knocked the wind out of his sails;' but it is not necessarily done through humor, but through both verbal aggression or physical abuse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com