strain the potatoes
Australian slang phrase meaning to urinate, for men.
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Australian slang phrase meaning to urinate, for men. One of many colorful Australian euphemisms for the act, leaning into domestic cooking imagery for comic effect. Used in casual, informal speech among people comfortable with this kind of humor. Not widely used outside Australia.
'Back in a sec,' he said, 'just going to strain the potatoes.'
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(AU, slang) To urinate.
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