go to the toilet

idiom

British
: to use the toilet

Examples of go to the toilet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But a self-driving car doesn't need to eat, or go to the toilet. Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 27 Apr. 2023 Almost 70% said they’re not allowed to go to the toilet during class time and that contributes to the shame and anxiety surrounding periods. Alice Broster, Forbes, 31 May 2021 Some were barred from leaving their dorms to go to the toilet. Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2022 All of the cafes were closed and there was no place to warm up, to go to the toilet, or charge the batteries. Holly Jones, Variety, 14 Feb. 2022 The company Slack has introduced that all meetings in the future must be a maximum of 25 min and not 30 min, so people have time to go to the toilet, get a glass of water, etc. Soulaima Gourani, Forbes, 6 May 2021 In this way, the child is taught to go to the toilet and void. Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 15 Sep. 2014

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“Go to the toilet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20to%20the%20toilet. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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