| 单词 | to spend a penny |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto spend a penny g. to spend a penny: to go to the toilet; to urinate.With allusion to the (former) price of admission to public toilets. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > defecation or urination > [verb (intransitive)] to do one's business1596 to pluck a rose1613 to pay a call1648 to go backward1748 go1804 to do (one's) duty1935 to wash one's hands1938 to spend a penny1945 perform1963 1945 H. Lewis Strange Story iv. 27 ‘Us girls,’ she said, ‘are going to spend a penny!’ 1960 M. Cecil Something in Common xxii. 239 It's tricky about the bathroom, but it's amazing how one can train oneself to spend a minimum of pennies. 1973 People's Jrnl. 28 July (Inverness & Northern Counties ed.) 10/1 Anyone on the Islands..after that time who wants to ‘spend a penny’ must make a 10-minute walk..to the public toilets. 1990 Daily Star 23 Oct. 3/1 An elderly woman who went to spend a penny ended up being locked in her local church for six hours. < as lemmas |
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