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piss up a rope

piss up a rope verb: to engage in futile or impossible activity.

Verb

piss up a rope (third-person singular simple present pisses up a rope, present participle pissing up a rope, simple past and past participle pissed up a rope)

  1. (slang, vulgar) To engage in futile or impossible activity.
    Synonyms:
    pound sand
  2. (imperative, slang, vulgar, dismissal) Used as an abrupt dismissal.
    • You can't park here; I'm saving this spot for my friend.
      Go piss up a rope.

Synonyms of piss up a rope

Forms of piss up a rope

third-person singular presentpisses up a rope
present participlepissing up a rope
past participlepissed up a rope
pastpissed up a rope

Questions about piss up a rope

What does piss up a rope mean?
Piss up a rope means to engage in futile or impossible activity.
What part of speech is piss up a rope?
Piss up a rope is a verb.
What is the past tense of piss up a rope?
The past tense of piss up a rope is pissed up a rope.

Words near piss up a rope in the dictionary

  1. piss slit
  2. piss slits
  3. piss something up the wall
  4. piss the Pope off
  5. piss up
  6. piss up a rope
  7. piss up a wall
  8. piss ups
  9. piss water
  10. piss weak
  11. piss-all

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