British EnglishBrE spoken old-fashionedHBH to urinate – used when you want to avoid saying this directly 小便〔委婉说法〕
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spend a penny• You do not spend a penny.• Raisingcash to spend a penny A CO-OPERATIVE of local councils could help reopen Langbaurgh's public toilets, a councillorclaims.• My father said not to spend a penny more than I need.• Weeks she'd been badly, and he wouldn't hear of spending a penny on a doctor.