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drain the python

idiom
Meaning

To urinate.


Examples
SIMPLE

He stepped outside to drain the python.

CONTEXTUAL

The long road trip was exhausting, so we stopped at a gas station so he could drain the python.

COMPLEX

After several hours of steady drinking at the pub, he excused himself from the table to drain the python.

Anchors to
Related idioms5entries
  1. 01

    brain drain

    The migration of educated or talented people from less economically advanced areas to more economically advanced areas, especially to large cities or more developed nations.

  2. 02

    circle the drain

    To be in a rapid decline or in a state of downfall, especially as leading to an inevitable utter failure or destruction.

  3. 03

    drain the snake

    To urinate.

  4. 04

    go down the drain

    Synonym of go down the toilet: to fail.

  5. 05

    pour down the drain

    To waste prior work by subsequent bad decisions.

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