extract the Michael en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
Facetious alteration of take the mickey.
Meanings
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(UK, humorous, slang) Synonym of take the mickey.
We've had some fun this month extracting the Michael from the Software Editor. Playing on his kind, easy going temperament we handed him a copy of Firebird's Don't Buy This and persuaded him that it was a collection of megabrill games.
1985, "Don't Buy This" (video game review) in Crash (issue 17, pages 46-47)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| extracting the Michael | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| extracted the Michael | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| extracted the Michael | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| extracts the Michael | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |