do one's business

English

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Verb

do one's business (third-person singular simple present does one's business, present participle doing one's business, simple past did one's business, past participle done one's business)

1. (idiomatic, euphemistic) Especially of a house pet: to defecate or urinate.

   Honey, the neighbor's dog's doing its business in our yard again.

Related terms

• do someone's business

Translations

Translations

• Italian: fare i propri bisogni
• Japanese: 用を足す (yō o tasu)
• Polish: załatwiać się impf, załatwić się pf
• Spanish: hacer sus necesidades