piss on someone's bonfire
piss on someone's bonfire verb: to disappoint or discourage someone by ruining or criticizing their plans or aspirations.
Verb
piss on someone's bonfire (third-person singular simple present pisses on someone's bonfire, present participle pissing on someone's bonfire, simple past and past participle pissed on someone's bonfire)
- To disappoint or discourage someone by ruining or criticizing their plans or aspirations.
Synonyms of piss on someone's bonfire
- burst someone's bubble
- piss in someone's cereal
- piss in someone's Cheerios
- piss in someone's cornflakes
- piss on someone's chips
- piss on someone's campfire
- put a damper on
- rain on someone's parade
- shit in someone's cereal
- shit in someone's Cheerios
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Forms of piss on someone's bonfire
| third-person singular present | pisses on someone's bonfire |
|---|---|
| present participle | pissing on someone's bonfire |
| past participle | pissed on someone's bonfire |
| past | pissed on someone's bonfire |
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- What does piss on someone's bonfire mean?
- Piss on someone's bonfire means to disappoint or discourage someone by ruining or criticizing their plans or aspirations.
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- The past tense of piss on someone's bonfire is pissed on someone's bonfire.
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