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.

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Hamilton, 40, had attempted to use the bathroom after a 15-to-20 minute delay, but flight attendants warned him to stay seated because it would result in the plane losing its place in line for takeoff.

Delta Faces Lawsuit For Allegedly Ejecting Black Man Off Flight

D-Brownsville, tacked an amendment on to Kolkhorst's bill on Tuesday exempting disabled Texans from having to use the bathroom matching their biological sex.

Texans with disabilities say bathroom bill could further complicate their lives

I frequented one of the long-established hotels in Adliya and needed to use the bathroom.

Hotel standards dropping to unacceptable levels..

European men are happy to admit they carry out their beauty regime in the bathroom, with a third revealing that they use the bathroom for grooming and moisturising.

WHAT WE GET UP TO IN THE BATHROOM

Paulk later insisted he had entered the bar only to use the bathroom.

FOF's Dobson Says Ministry Under Attack By Satanic Forces

But I did have this nifty yellow pass that allowed me to hang out near the escalators, and I could use the bathroom once every six hours.

Volleyball or death

If passed, the bill would reverse existing policies at some schools which give transgender students the right to use the bathroom of their choice.