How do you use "Water the horses" in a sentence?

Time to stop and water the horses. We'll water the horses at the next service station. Everyone needs to water the horses before we continue.

Water the horses

Q: What does "Water the horses" mean?

To urinate (old-fashioned, group stop) An old-fashioned expression meaning to stop for a toilet break, from the days when travelers would stop to water their horses. Now used humorously.

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의미: To urinate (old-fashioned, group stop)

小便（老式说法，集体停车休息）

Orinar (anticuado, parada grupal)

小便をする（古風、集団での休憩）

소변을 보다 (구식, 단체 휴식)

An old-fashioned expression meaning to stop for a toilet break, from the days when travelers would stop to water their horses. Now used humorously.

意为停下来上厕所的老式说法，源自旅行者停下来给马喂水的年代。现在以幽默的方式使用。

Una expresión anticuada que significa parar para ir al aseo, de los tiempos en que los viajeros se detenían para dar de beber a los caballos. Ahora se usa de forma humorística.

トイレ休憩のために立ち止まることを意味する古風な表現。旅行者が馬に水を飲ませるために立ち止まっていた時代に由来する。現在はユーモラスに使われる。

화장실 휴식을 위해 멈추는 것을 뜻하는 구식 표현으로, 여행자들이 말에게 물을 먹이기 위해 멈추던 시절에서 유래했다. 현재는 유머러스하게 사용된다.

예문

Time to stop and water the horses.
该停下来给马喂水了＝该上厕所了
Es hora de parar y dar de beber a los caballos
馬に水をやる時間だ＝トイレ休憩だ
잠깐 멈춰서 화장실 가자.
We'll water the horses at the next service station.
到下个服务区给马喂水＝上厕所
Daremos de beber a los caballos en la próxima área de servicio
次のサービスエリアでトイレ休憩しよう
다음 휴게소에서 화장실 휴식을 하자.
Everyone needs to water the horses before we continue.
继续走之前大家都去上个厕所
Todos necesitan dar de beber a los caballos antes de continuar
続ける前に全員トイレに行こう
계속하기 전에 다들 화장실 다녀오자.

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사용 가이드

맥락: travel, groups, humour

어조: old-fashioned, humorous

✓ 올바른 표현

Stop to water the horses
停下来给马喂水＝上厕所
Parar para dar de beber a los caballos
馬に水をやるために止まる＝トイレ休憩する
잠깐 멈춰서 말에게 물을 주자
Time to water the horses
该给马喂水了＝该上厕所了
Es hora de dar de beber a los caballos
馬に水をやる時間だ＝トイレの時間だ
말에게 물을 줄 시간이야

✗ 잘못된 표현

Sounds dated but inoffensive
听起来过时但不冒犯人
Suena anticuado pero inofensivo
古臭いが不快な表現ではない
구식이지만 무해한 표현

흔한 실수

Younger people may not get the reference

기원과 역사

From the era of horse-drawn transport when travelers would stop to let horses drink. The phrase transferred to human toilet breaks.

어원: From horse-drawn travel era

최초 기록: 19th century

문화적 배경

Era: 19th century onwards

Generation: Older generations

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: Western films

Regional notes: Anglo-American expression.

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