Taking the piss

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"

by Scotty_dog January 16, 2020

taking a piss

two people simultaneously hit a gb

“hey dude, me and cali are taking a piss later tonight, wanna hang?”

by merebou June 14, 2020

taking the piss

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 4, 2024