1. My brother doesn’t take anything seriously. He takes the mickey out of our parents and teachers all the time.
2. In English, the expression ‘taking the mickey’, or ‘taking the mickey out of somebody’ means to laugh at them or make fun of them.
3. So it has nothing to do with the Disney character.
译文：
1. 我的兄弟不把任何事当回事，他总是取笑我们的父母和老师。
2. 英语 ‘taking the mickey’或 ‘taking the mickey out of somebody’ 意思是嘲笑或戏弄他们。
3. 这个词组和迪斯尼的米奇老鼠一点关系都没有。
take the mickey 或 take the mickey out of someone = tease/make fun of，取笑，挖苦，[口语，善意或恶意，传统说法，与米奇老鼠没有关系]
口语练习 ：
My son’s classmates always take the mickey out of him because he is a bit short.
He always takes the mickey out of me because I am not good-looking.
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