go see Mrs. Murphy

go see Mrs. Murphy

euphemism, old-fashioned To go to the bathroom to use the toilet. Excuse me, I need to go see Mrs. Murphy for a moment. A: "Where's John?" B: "He just went to see Mrs. Murphy, should be back soon."
See also: go, Murphy, see
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

Mrs. Murphy

n. a bathroom. Whose turn is it at Mrs. Murphy’s?
See also: Murphy
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • bathroom
  • a friend of Dorothy
  • Ye gods and little fishes!
  • answer nature's call
  • see a man about a horse
  • maker
  • bio
  • bio break
  • between jobs
  • between projects