toilet

down the toilet

1. In a state of failure or ruination. My father's company is now going down the toilet because of the incompetent new CEO.
2. Squandered or wastefully discarded. All of our savings have gone down the toilet ever since Jack had his little gambling spree in Las Vegas.
See also: down, toilet

go down the toilet

To fail; to be ruined or destroyed; to be squandered or wastefully discarded. My father's company is now going down the toilet because of the incompetent new CEO. All of our savings have gone down the toilet ever since Jack had his little gambling spree in Las Vegas.
See also: down, go, toilet

go to the toilet

euphemism To urinate or defecate. I just need to go to the toilet first, and then we can leave.
See also: go, toilet

in the toilet

In a miserable, pitiful, or very unfortunate condition. I just can't find work with the economy in the toilet like this.
See also: toilet

into the toilet

slang Into a state of total waste, failure, or ruination. My father's company is spiraling into the toilet because of the way the incompetent new CEO is running things. My dad once threw our entire life savings into the toilet betting on horses one weekend. The director's reputation will head straight into the toilet once these allegations come to light.
See also: toilet

potty mouth

A person who uses obscenities, vulgarities, or profanities in their speech, especially at inappropriate times. Used especially in reference to a child or as a childish rebuke to an adult. Hey, you little potty mouth! If I hear you speaking like that around your grandmother again, you're going to be grounded for a week! Well there's no need to be a potty mouth about it, Rick. You could have just said no like a civilized person.
See also: mouth, potty

toilet humor

A type of humor focused on bodily functions, such as urination and defecation. Grandma hates that toilet humor, guys, so please lay off it while she's here.
See also: humor, toilet

toilet mouth

A person who uses obscenities, vulgarities, or profanities in their speech, especially at inappropriate times. Used especially in reference to a child or as a childish rebuke to an adult. Hey, you little toilet mouth! If I hear you speaking like that around your grandmother again, you're going to be grounded for a week! Well there's no need to be a toilet mouth about it, Rick. You could have refused like a civilized person.
See also: mouth, toilet

toilet water

A literal translation of "eau de toilette," an aromatic liquid that is stronger than eau de cologne but weaker than eau de parfum. My kids always get me the same bottle of toilet water for Christmas. Don't splash so much toilet water on your face in the morning. You always come into the office stinking to high heaven of the stuff!
See also: toilet, water

use the bathroom

1. To go to a bathroom, restroom, or toilet in order to urinate or defecate. Primarily heard in US. Pardon me, for a moment. I have to use the bathroom. Does anyone need to use the bathroom before we hit the road? It's going to be a long drive to New Mexico!
2. euphemism To urinate or defecate, regardless of location. Primarily heard in US. A: "What took you guys so long to reach the top of the mountain?" B: "Tommy had to use the bathroom about halfway up the trail." I really wish people wouldn't let their dogs use the bathroom on our lawn.
See also: bathroom, use

use the toilet

1. To go to a bathroom, restroom, or toilet in order to urinate or defecate. Pardon me, for a moment. I have to use the toilet. Does anyone need to use the toilet before we hit the road? It's going to be a long drive to New Mexico!
2. euphemism To urinate or defecate, regardless of location. A: "What took you guys so long to reach the top of the mountain?" B: "Tommy had to use the toilet about halfway up the trail." I really wish people wouldn't let their dogs use the toilet on our lawn.
See also: toilet, use
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

go to the toilet

Fig. Euph. to use a toilet for defecation or urination. Jimmy washed his hands after he went to the toilet. Excuse me, I have to go to the toilet.
See also: go, toilet

use the bathroom

 and use the toilet
Euph. to urinate or defecate. May I be excused to use the bathroom? I have to use the toilet.
See also: bathroom, use
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

potty mouth

and toilet mouth
n. someone who uses obscene or profane language in most social settings. (Also a term of address.) That potty mouth is offending people again. Hey, toilet mouth! Watch your language!
See also: mouth, potty

toilet mouth

verb
See potty mouth
See also: mouth, toilet

toilet water

n. beer; draft beer. (Alludes to the term for cologne and trips to the toilet after drinking much beer.) This toilet water has me running back and forth to the john.
See also: toilet, water
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • down the toilet
  • down the drain
  • into the toilet
  • in the gutter
  • in the dumper
  • dumper
  • go down the toilet
  • in the shitter
  • shitter
  • into the gutter
References in periodicals archive
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"Are people fully aware of the implications of the new train franchise when it comes to a lack of toilet facilities on trains?
Metro train toilets promise has now been flushed away
'We need to revolutionise our thinking about the subject of toilets. We must not have the idea that toilets are meant to be dirty and so we need not do anything about it.
Social activist: Emulate Thailand's toilet hygiene practices
The department of public health visited Matende Primary School and gave it 14 days to construct new toilets failure to which it will be shut down.
Malaba school faces closure over collapsed toilets
"Standing in the way of this necessary and serious policy discussion is a stubbornly persistent 'toilet taboo', a decade of cuts to local authorities, and an increasingly ingrained notion that public toilets are merely a 'nice-to-have'."
Caught short over lack of public toilets
A campaign to instill proper toilet manners among our children should be included in the school curriculum.
Our toilets as mirrors of our country
'We have only three public toilets around main business centres of Faisalabad, out of which only two are functional,' admitted Mayor MCF Mohammad Razzaq Malik.
MCF fails to provide public toilets in city
One WaterAid report has highlighted that around 79 million people do not have access to decent toilet facilities in Pakistan while 37pc of the population has no system for waste water disposal, which leads to the spread of diseases due to contamination of water and contact with human waste.
Islamabad has 95 functional public toilets
The e-toilets electronically integrate all the toilet functions, resulting in simple to operate pressurized flushing and incorporates several additional functions and sensors to ensure hygienic toilet operations.
World Toilet day : Central railway to introduce e-toilets in coaches
Toilet rolls have been issued to the teacher or instructor of each class, to give out on request.
LOO just can't believe it ... STUDENTS AT TRAINING COLLEGE HAVE TO ASK PERMISSION FROM THEIR TEACHER TO USE THE CLASS TOILET ROLL
Laura said: "I find it really upsetting changing my son on a dirty toilet floor.
TIME FOR CHANGE; DISABLED CAMPAIGN TO END INDIGNITY Lack of toilets means misery for little Brody
Last autumn 2017, the started their "Big Push" on World Toilet Day with the aim of twinning as many toilets as possible.
Loo-ks like we're first to toilets title
All they require are some bamboo sticks, mud and used bottles to complete the toilet construction which takes barely a day to achieve the task.
Bihar villagers use plastic bottles to build toilets
[4] Sanitary household toilet is the most important aspect of sanitation.
Assessment of knowledge practice gap regarding sanitary toilet--A hospital based cross-sectional study
It is not a legal requirement to provide public lavatories and so when councils aren't feeling flush, toilet blocks are often targeted first when it comes to cuts.
Let's get a revolootion started across the UK; ADVERTISING FEATURE; As public toilets across the country face being wiped out at an alarming rate, Domestos is tackling the demise by launching the Use Our Loos campaign to love our lavs again