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829. 88 English expressions that will confuse everyone (Part 3)
Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson
The Meaning of 'Taking the Mickey'
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- Take the Mickey, take the piss, and making fun of someone all mean the same thing.
- Take the Mickey can have two different meanings depending on the context.
- One meaning is to make jokes or make fun of someone.
- Another meaning is to take liberties or take advantage of someone.
- Take the Mickey is an abbreviation of taking the Mickey bliss, which is cockney rhyming slang for take the piss.
- To take the piss is the more rude version of take the Mickey.
- Are they taking the Mickey? means are they being sit?
- It's all right, I'm just taking the Mickey means I'm just making fun of you.
- An announcement on the message board that says the train's been delayed three hours can be an example of taking the Mickey.
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