"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 Synonyms: put a damper on
    Sense id: en-piss_on_someone's_bonfire-en-verb-R3pwOL4I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English predicates, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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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