Everyday Life - Relieving Oneself

Explore English idioms that relate to relieving oneself, including "spend a penny" and "cut the cheese".

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to spend a penny

to discharge urine from one's body

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$Definition & Meaning of \"to [spend] a penny\"$

to break wind

to release gas from one's bowels through one's anus

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$Definition & Meaning of \"to [break] wind\"$

to answer the call of nature

to go to a bathroom in order to satisfy one's natural urge by urinating or defecating

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$Definition & Meaning of \"to [answer|obey] the call of nature\"$

to cut the cheese

to emit wind from one's anus

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$Definition & Meaning of \"to [cut] the cheese\"$

pit stop

a short stop in the middle of a trip to refuel, eat some food, use a restroom, or just get some rest

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$Definition & Meaning of \"pit stop\"$

to take a leak

to get rid of waste liquid from one's body

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$Definition & Meaning of \"to [take] a leak\"$

to hold one's water

to resist the urge to pass urine

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$Definition & Meaning of \"to [hold] {one's} water\"$