A Conversation for The Origins and Common Usage of British Swear-words

Take a s***

Post 1

Not Shakespeare

Here in the US people "take a s**t" when they really mean they are defecating. I always wondered how this phrase came about, because obviously it would make more sense to leave one than take one.


Take a s***

Post 2

The Dali Llama

To take a s***-break was, Ibelieve, the original formulation.


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