| 单词 | to take the michael |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto take (also extract) the Michael (out of) 6. slang (frequently humorous). Chiefly British. to take (also extract) the Michael (out of): = to take the mickey (out of) at mickey n.1 7. ΚΠ 1959 H. Pinter Birthday Party i. 9 They won't come. Someone's taking the Michael... It's a false alarm. 1962 Spectator 23 Feb. 242/2 Like many satirists Mayakovsky takes the michael out of both sides. 1976 Listener 9 Sept. 304/2 Interviewing, playing records between events, reacting to circumstances, and extracting the Michael from the whole overblown occasion. 1990 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 3 Feb. 24/4 Bob Hoskins..is expected to laugh helplessly when Edna extracts the michael. < as lemmas |
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