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mickey

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++mick·ey /ˈmɪki/ noun  take the mickey (out of somebody) British English informalMAKE FUN OF to make someone look silly, often in a friendly way, for example by copying them or by pretending something is true when it is not 戏弄(某人)〔常指善意地捉弄某人,如模仿他的动作、哄骗他等〕 He’s always taking the mickey out of me. 他老是捉弄我。
Examples from the Corpus
mickeyYou guys take the mickey, and call me Count.You could trust him not to take the mickey, or to turn round and bite your head off.We take the mickey out of Mr Brown quite a lot, actually.They would take the mickey out of me with sickening enthusiasm.He and his friend Keith took the mickey out of the rich.
Origin mickey (1900-2000) From the male name Mickey
mick·ey nounChineseSyllable
often someone Corpus in make to silly, a way, look friendly


mickey
mickey /ˈmɪki/ noun
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: From the male name Mickey
take the mickey (out of somebody) British English informal to make someone look silly, often in a friendly way, for example by copying them or by pretending something is true when it is not:
    He’s always taking the mickey out of me.


mickeyBrE /ˈmɪki/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmɪki/ 🔊 nountake the ˈmickey/ˈmick (out of sb)(BrE, informal) to make sb look or feel silly by copying the way they talk, behave, etc. or by making them believe sth that is not true, often in a way that is not intended to be unkind (通过模仿某人或使其信以为真)取笑,戏弄 SYN tease, mock