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Meaning of take the mickey | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To ridicule or mock.

Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, idiomatic, intransitive, slang

Equivalents

Deutsch sich lustig machen über verarschen
Magyar húz szórakozik ugrat
Íslenska grínast stríða
Polski jajcować robić sobie jaja
Português fazer pouco (de) gozar zoar
Русский дразнить издеваться насмеха́ться

Examples

“Are you takin’ the mickey? You’ll get⟳ yer ’ead bashed in.”
“For the last⟳ eight years, taking the mickey out of George Bush has been great, victimless fun. Like⟳ taking candy from babies or shooting aquatically-challenged fish⟳ in size-challenged barrels.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

take the offensive take the pee take the piss take the place of take the pledge take the plunge

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