"piss on someone's bonfire" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-piss on someone's bonfire.ogg [Australia] 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 criticising their plans or aspirations. Tags: slang, vulgar Synonyms: put a damper on, piss on someone's campfire

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