Idiom
have an accident
Meaning
To urinate or defecate somewhere other than a toilet.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The puppy had an accident on the kitchen floor.”
“The elderly dog is getting weaker and sometimes has an accident if we do not take him outside quickly.”
“Despite the rigorous training schedule, the young child occasionally had an accident during the night, causing him great embarrassment.”
Examples
simple
“The puppy had an accident on the kitchen floor.”
contextual
“The elderly dog is getting weaker and sometimes has an accident if we do not take him outside quickly.”
complex
“Despite the rigorous training schedule, the young child occasionally had an accident during the night, causing him great embarrassment.”
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