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Wake up and smell the piss. 

Making someone aware of some potential unpleasant truths.

take the piss 

To tease mercilessly or in such a way no one would believe you or to treat someone badly in order to get what you want.
1. (British & Australian very informal) to make a joke about someone or to make someone look silly (often + out of ) They always take the piss out of her because she's a Barry Manilow fan. 'You should wear miniskirts more often - you've got the legs for them.' 'Are you taking the piss?' (British & Australian very informal!)
2. (British & Australian very informal) to treat someone badly in order to get what you want Four pounds an hour is taking the piss. £50 for that old thing? That's just taking the piss.
take the piss by Devilish69 September 29, 2013

taking the piss 

It's now often used when people take liberties and don't care about the consequences, for instance someone living in a nice house and trashing it or ridings roughshod over neighbours, knowing he won't get evicted by the authorities.
Now he's taking the piss. He had his music cranked up again last night and parks in our parking space.
taking the piss by notquitepatrick November 26, 2016

knuckle shuffle on the piss pump 

he got caught doin the knuckle shuffle on the piss pump

5 knuckle shuffle on the piss pump 

Damn....Mark hasn't gotten any strange for like 5 years. The only release he gets is doing the 5 knuckle shuffle on the piss pump. Poor f*cking bastard!

taking the piss 

To appear serious, but actually meaning the opposite - most of the time. Usually followed up by the 'piss taker' (the one who joked) revealing he/she was only joking.
'Hey did I ever tell you you're fucking pug ugly?'

'No you didn't and that hurt'

'I'm only taking the piss. You fucking filthy mongoloid.'
taking the piss by Iwo July 10, 2007