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relieve oneself



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Idioms and Phrases

Urinate or defecate, as in The puppy relieved itself in the middle of the floor . The use of relieve for these bodily functions dates from the mid-1800s.

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They are rather involuntary experiments to relieve oneself of some woeful burden, medicine for the soul.

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