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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.

See also: penny, spend

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I shall not spend a penny upon myself until it is done. Beyond the City by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context More results

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