not able to hold it (in)

not able to hold it (in)

No longer able to prevent oneself from urinating. I tried to sit through the rest of the movie, but I wasn't hold it anymore and raced out of the theater to use the bathroom. I was worried our son wouldn't be able to hold it until we got home.
See also: able, hold, not
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

not able to wait

to have to go to the bathroom urgently. (Also more broadly literal.) Mom, I can't wait. Driver, stop the bus! My little boy can't wait.
See also: able, not, wait
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • not able to wait
  • can't hold it (in)
  • hold (one's) water
  • hold water
  • keep (someone or something) in sight
  • keep in sight
  • keep sight of
  • keep sight of (someone or something)
  • keep sight of somebody/something
  • wash your hands of somebody/something