Idiom
do one's business
Meaning
Especially of a house pet: to defecate or urinate.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Take the dog outside to do his business.”
“If you leave the puppy alone for too long, he might do his business on the carpet.”
“The trainer advised us to establish a consistent routine so the animal would learn to do his business in the designated area of the yard.”
Examples
simple
“Take the dog outside to do his business.”
contextual
“If you leave the puppy alone for too long, he might do his business on the carpet.”
complex
“The trainer advised us to establish a consistent routine so the animal would learn to do his business in the designated area of the yard.”
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