do one's business

verb

Especially of a house pet: to defecate or urinate.

“Honey, the neighbor's dog's doing its business in our yard again.”

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Meanings

verbdo one's business (third-person singular simple present does one's business, present participle doing one's business, simple past did one's business, past participle done one's business)

present singular third person does one's business · participle present doing one's business · past did one's business · participle past done one's business

  1. euphemisticidiomaticEspecially of a house pet: to defecate or urinate.

    Honey, the neighbor's dog's doing its business in our yard again.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
take care of business

Translations

Italian fare i propri bisogni
  • fare i propri bisogniTranslations
Japanese 用を足す
  • 用を足す (yō o tasu)Translations
Polish załatwiać się, załatwić się
  • załatwiać sięTranslations
  • załatwić sięTranslations
Spanish hacer sus necesidades
  • hacer sus necesidadesTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

do one's business. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do%20one's%20business

MLA

“do one's business.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do%20one's%20business. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “do one's business,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do%20one's%20business.

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