Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “take the piss out of“ and its meaning is “to make fun of (someone/something); to make a joke about (someone/something; to tease someone (someone/something); to laugh at (someone/something)”.
Example Sentence: To use social media today is to feel constantly surveilled (closely monitored). As such, there is a libidinal (relating to sexual desire) pleasure to being catty in private. It’s not noble or productive, but unless you’re indulging in slander (defamation/bad-mouthing), it’s difficult to see what harm there is in taking the piss out of someone. The kind thing is to ensure they never find out.
This phrase is present in The Guardian article My golden rule for social media: talk trash to your heart’s content, but do it in private and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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