go to the toilet
Use the bathroom
To go to the toilet is to use a toilet for urination or defecation.
The phrase is a common euphemism, slightly more direct than use the bathroom but still polite enough for any setting: Excuse me, I need to go to the toilet.
More common in British than American English, where go to the bathroom predominates.
- use the bathroomExcrete bodily waste
- go to the restroomVisit the toilet
- go to the washroomUse the toilet
- bathroom breakBrief restroom visit
- answer nature's callEuphemism for urination
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