taken the piss

Made fun of

Taken the piss is the past participle of take the piss, British slang meaning to mock or ridicule someone, or to take advantage of a situation beyond reasonable limits.

They've taken the piss out of him for years about that haircut.

Charging that much for parking? They've taken the piss.

Related

winding up · winding someone up · pulling your leg · irony · teasing · jeer · satire · ridicule · tongue-in-cheek · dry humour · scoff · playful banter · taking the mickey · goading · verbal sparring · having a laugh · just kidding · lampooned

Opposites
sincerity of expression

taken the pissdead serious

Absolutely not joking

in all seriousness · no joke

treatment of subject

taken the pisstaken seriously

paid tribute · honored · revered · celebrated · venerated

social function

taken the pissvalidated

Confirmed as true or acceptable

backed up · built up · boosted · gassed up · bigged up

Family

take, piss, piss-take

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Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG