I need to break the seal before we leave the bar.
break the seal
idiomTo urinate, particularly for the first time after drinking alcohol.
Origin
disputed originFrom a supposed increased need to urinate after the first urination following ingestion of alcohol.
Once you break the seal after a few beers, you will have to go to the bathroom all night.
He hesitated to break the seal, knowing that once he started, the frequent trips to the restroom would become inevitable.
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big break
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break a leg
Good luck!; Do your best!; Said to someone wishing they perform well in a theatrical production or comparable endeavor.
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break a sweat
To put effort into something.
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break cover
To disclose one's real thoughts and intentions.
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To give in or give up: relent, concede, surrender.
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break gates
To enter an Oxford or Cambridge college enclosure after the hour to which a student has been restricted.
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break in
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