"piss on someone's bonfire" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-piss on someone's bonfire.ogg Forms: pisses on someone's bonfire [present, singular, third-person], pissing on someone's bonfire [participle, present], pissed on someone's bonfire [participle, past], pissed on someone's bonfire [past]
Head templates: {{en-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)
  1. (slang, vulgar) To disappoint or discourage someone by ruining or criticizing their plans or aspirations. Tags: slang, vulgar

Inflected forms

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        "(slang, vulgar) To disappoint or discourage someone by ruining or criticizing their plans or aspirations."
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          "word": "piss on someone's chips"
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          "word": "piss on someone's campfire"
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          "word": "shit in someone's cereal"
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