Specifically applied to contracting and building work means to price work or variations to work at far above market rates or expectations.
Old mate: "yer, me 20tonner is $500/HR dry hire"
Contract Admin: " Yeah...nah... yah taking the piss something chronic.... I'm paying $500/day and that's it"
Contract Admin: " Yeah...nah... yah taking the piss something chronic.... I'm paying $500/day and that's it"
by Scotty_dog January 16, 2020
It can just mean making fun of someone or something, but it can also mean taking liberties, like hogging all of something meant to be a shared resource for yourself.
That's the 35th time you've been back to the all-you-can-eat buffet table and filled three plates, Dave. You are taking the piss now.
by fiachdubh April 04, 2024
It can just mean making fun of someone or something; it can mean blatantly flouting what one knows to be a rule or normally acceptable behaviour, just because one can get away with it; it can mean selfishly taking advantage of someone, or of a situation, or taking a liberty, especially one involving hogging all of what is understood to be a shared resource for oneself.
That's the eighth time you've been back to that all-you-can-eat buffet table and filled three plates, Dave. You're taking the piss now.
by fiachdubh April 04, 2024