"piss in someone's pocket" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-piss in someone's pocket.ogg [Australia] Forms: pisses in someone's pocket [present, singular, third-person], pissing in someone's pocket [participle, present], pissed in someone's pocket [participle, past], pissed in someone's pocket [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} piss in someone's pocket (third-person singular simple present pisses in someone's pocket, present participle pissing in someone's pocket, simple past and past participle pissed in someone's pocket)
  1. (Australia, slang) To say flattering or fawning things to a person in the hope of gaining favour with them. Tags: Australia, slang
    Sense id: en-piss_in_someone's_pocket-en-verb-2JE6WxN0 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header

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