英语词组spend a penny是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

　

词组	spend a penny
释义	Idiom spend a penny British & Australian, informal if you say you are going to spend a penny, you mean you are going to go to the toilet. Excuse me, I must go and spend a penny. idiomspend a penny BrEBrEold-fashioned used in order to say that you need to go to the toilet ◆ used especially when talking to children:Have you spent a penny, Jack? We're going to be driving for a long time.I'll be with you in a minute, I just have to spend a penny.NoteThis idiom comes from the time when you had to put a penny (=one-pence coin) in the door of a public toilet, to open it. spend a penny euphemism To go to the toilet. Primarily heard in UK. A: "Where's Janet?" B: "She's gone to spend a penny." spend a penny urinate. British informal At one time coin-operated locks were commonly found on the doors of public lavatories. The phrase is now rather dated. spend a ˈpenny (old-fashioned, British English, informal) go to the toilet; urinate: Do you want to spend a penny before we leave?In the past, public toilets in England had coin operated locks, which cost one penny to open.
随便看	for the sake of for the purpose or benefit of for the sake of her for the sake of him for the sake of me for the sake of somebody for the sake of somebody/something for the sake of someone for the sake of (someone) for the sake of someone or something for the sake of something for the sake of them for the sake of us for the sake of you for the short/medium/long term for the short-term for the short term for the taking for the time being for the umpteenth time for the want of for (the) want of (something) for the want of something forthwith forties fortifiable

　

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