@TomC1 thank you. It was the scene in the movie where the interviewer asked the author to tell about the ending. So the author answered the interviewer. “To answer that would take the piss out of the whole thing.”

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hy_korean

4 Dec 2020

Korean

@zentofu thank you. It was the scene in the movie where the interviewer asked the author to tell about the ending. So the author answered the interviewer. “To answer that would take the piss out of the whole thing.”

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TomC1

4 Dec 2020

English (US)

In other words, to tell the ending would ruin the whole movie - a bit like telling someone, 'you know, Bruce Willis is actually dead!' when watching 'The Sixth Sense' - (if you've seen it).

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TomC1

4 Dec 2020

English (US)

(and if not, I've just ruined it for you!)

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hy_korean

4 Dec 2020

Korean

@TomC1 hmm but it’s a bit hard to understand for me. You said ‘take the piss’ means teasing and making fun but it also means ‘ruin’?

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TomC1

4 Dec 2020

English (US)

Not just teasing and fun, but also mockery, like the example I had given above:

"To answer that would make a mockery of the whole thing"

"To answer that would make the whole thing a joke"

By:
Revealing everything.
Ruining it for the readers, since they now know how it's going to end (all suspense is gone)

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TomC1

4 Dec 2020

English (US)

Don't focus on 'ruin'.

'Ruin' has several meanings.

Probably 'to spoil it for the readers' would be more suitable:

https://en.bab.la/dictionary/english-korean/spoil

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hy_korean

4 Dec 2020

Korean

@TomC1 okkk, thank you so much 😊

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What does In the words of my grandfather, to answer that would take the piss out of the whole thing. mean? See a translation

I honestly don’t know what you’re trying to ask... 😅 more context please

@hy_korean it’s a British thing, it means to laugh/mock at something or someone. Basically making fun of the thing or person

In other words, to tell the ending would ruin the whole movie - a bit like telling someone, 'you know, Bruce Willis is actually dead!' when watching 'The Sixth Sense' - (if you've seen it).

(and if not, I've just ruined it for you!)

Don't focus on 'ruin'.'Ruin' has several meanings.Probably 'to spoil it for the readers' would be more suitable:https://en.bab.la/dictionary/english-korean/spoil

What does In the words of my grandfather, to answer that would take the piss out of the whole thing. mean?

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Don't focus on 'ruin'.

'Ruin' has several meanings.

Probably 'to spoil it for the readers' would be more suitable:

https://en.bab.la/dictionary/english-korean/spoil