Idiomatic

[salient73]

Brother came out to ask for my help on a translation.  It seems the Germans have a very tasteful euphemism for being on the toilet.  The literal translation is being "in your quiet little place."

Anyone got any suggestions for an equally tasteful English translation?

Comments

[lizzy2150]

Tell him NOT to use "pop a squat." That's all I've got . . .

[syrenatricksy]

Uuuuuuuh ... I don't suppose "in the library" suffices, huh?

(Oh, and Lizzy's comment made me laugh out loud. Without stopping. For a good 30 seconds ...)

[coquette_not]

My father loved to threaten that when our friends called, he would tell them that we were "on the throne."

[jgoshert]

"at the office"

[purpledaisygirl]

We used to say "I gotta bust a leak". We used to "bust" everywhere thanks to MC Hammer. Just bust a move.

Also:
Seeing a man about a horse
Dropping the kids off at the pool