Language: en
Meaning: (idiomatic,vulgar,oftenhumorous)Alternative form ofpiss in someone's cornflakes.1989, Ted Oliver, Ramsay Smith, quoting Ian Gabb, chapter 21, inLambs to the Slaughter: A Web of Evil to Rival the Moors Murders, London:Warner Books, published1993,→ISBN,page191:I really didpiss on everyone’s cornflakes. I knew what I was doing but basically I got too big for my boots but please take into consideration, the fact that you and every other person involved in this operation, goes home at night, eats a decent meal, relaxes in a nice warm bath, talks to the wife, plays with the kids, watches the box, puts on a favourite record, gets pissed if he feels like it.1990, Daniel Caplice Lynch, chapter 5, inVentry: A Novel of Suspense, Secaucus, N.J.:Carol Publishing Group,→ISBN,page52:He had a precise, almost affected manner of speaking, as if words were precious and had to be husbanded. There was, as well, an undertone of something very like resentment. Maybe someonepissed on his cornflakes.2000, Tom Carew [pseudonym;Philip Sessarego], chapter 3, inJihad! The Secret War in Afghanistan, Edinburgh; London:Mainstream Publishing, published2001,→ISBN,page75:‘Tom, they’ve shot down a Russian helicopter on the other side of the village. They’re all off to see it.’[…]I didn’t want topiss on their cornflakes, but there was something they were forgetting: ‘Listen, lads, if you’ve taken out a helicopter, the Russians are going to be back to get the crew.’2006,Floyd Littlewith Tom Mackie, “Number 77”, inFloyd Little’s Tales from the Broncos Sideline, Champaign, Ill.: Sports Publishing L.L.C.,→ISBN,page 6:I remember the first day of practice he gave me jersey number 77, to which I replied, “77? I’m a halfback, not a lineman.” He stared at me like I had justpissed on his cornflakes. “Son,” he whispered, “we run the Single Wing here. All backs wear numbers in the 70s. If you want to play, you’ll wear this number.”2008, Sean Bridges, chapter 19, inBetter to Be Feared: Jail Life in the Raw, Edinburgh; London:Mainstream Publishing,→ISBN,page209:‘Why don’t you tell me what trouble you’re causing for me?’ / ‘I figure that you’ve walked all the way to this Hall to tell me yourself what I’ve done to upset you, so the last thing I want to do ispiss on your cornflakes.’2008, Twenty Major[pseudonym], “Backstage (8.00pm)”, inThe Order of the Phoenix Park, Dublin:Hachette Books Ireland,→ISBN,page288:The faces in front of us became confused, then irate, when the opening bars of ‘Safety Dance’ rang out. This wasn’t what they were expecting, and they looked at us as if we’dpissed on their cornflakes. With blood-flecked urine.2010May 17, Trevor Warman, chapter 16, inFootprints, Central Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire:AuthorHouse,→ISBN,page103:I don’t want topiss on your cornflakesor anything, but women don’t just change out of nowhere from my experience. She clearly wants something.2012,Adrian McKinty, “The Scarlet Letter”, inThe Cold Cold Ground(A Sean Duffy Thriller), London:Serpent’s Tail,→ISBN,pages264–265:I don’t want topiss on your cornflakes, boys, but the imprint of an ‘S’ in the left-hand comer of an envelope isn’t exactly Nathan Leopold’s glasses prescription, is it?
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