piss like a racehorse
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]An emphatic form of the earlier expression piss like a horse, due to the great volume of urine produced by horses every four hours or so.
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]piss like a racehorse (third-person singular simple present pisses like a racehorse, present participle pissing like a racehorse, simple past and past participle pissed like a racehorse)
- (vulgar, idiomatic) To urinate profusely, especially in reference to a profound need to do so.
- Pull over as soon as you can. I need to piss like a racehorse!
- Synonyms: piss like a horse, piss like a Russian racehorse
Hypernyms
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[edit]See also
[edit]- stale (to urinate, used of horses and cattle)
- my back teeth are floating
References
[edit]- David Sessions, "Does a Racehorse Pee Like a Racehorse?" Slate, 8 June 2007.
- "The Origin of the Expression 'Piss Like a Racehorse'", Today I Found Out, 21 July 2015.