take a shit
Use the toilet
To take a shit is to defecate—vulgar but extremely common in casual speech.
The phrase is slightly odd logically (you're leaving something, not taking it), but it follows the pattern of other bodily function idioms: take a piss, take a nap, take a breath.
I need to take a shit before we leave.
- defecateExpel waste from bowels
- excreteDischarge metabolic waste
- relieve oneselfExpel bodily waste
- poopSolid bodily waste
- evacuateLeave due to danger
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