英语词汇“to spend a penny”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	to spend a penny
释义	to spend a penny phrase [VERB inflects] If someone says that they are going to spend a penny, they mean that they are going to go to the toilet. [British, old-fashioned, politeness] See full dictionary entry for penny Examples of 'to spend a penny' in a sentence to spend a penny I just hope she wasn't planning to spend a penny in his delicate throne. The Sun (2010) Roughly speaking, it's 2p to spend a penny or 5p to wash the dishes. Times, Sunday Times (2013) That's one way to spend a penny. The Sun (2015) Shewees allow you to spend a penny standing up at a sheweeinal, so you can avoid the smelly loos. The Sun (2009) Earlier this year he announced that he intended to charge passengers a pound to spend a penny on board. The Sun (2009) The meat processing plant forces its 100 staff to clock out to spend a penny, then clock in again. The Sun (2009) My grandmother, however, was more likely to inquire if anyone needed to 'spend a penny', or disappear to 'powder her nose'. Times, Sunday Times (2008) I wonder how much the company saves by not helping people to spend a penny. Times, Sunday Times (2016)
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to spend a penny