Euphemism

I was suffering from a plumbing problem last Sunday; I was not able to do what is supposed to be done in the toilet. I was gasping for breath for a few hours. During that time I watched a TV program dealing with the report on the CIA’s Enhanced Interrogation Techniques(EIT). My condition became worse while watching the program.

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constipation(便秘)
torture(拷問)

The euphemism for constipation is quite funny, the one for torture is terrible. Two well chosen examples, thank you !

oui, on utiise aussi cette expression en français “problèmes de tuyauterie” pour évoquer la constipation. :slight_smile:

This analogy of gastrointestinal system being pipes originates in medicine itself. At a hospital that I had the privilege to work at , the Gastrointestinal surgeons were called plumbers. An obstructed bowel is serious constipation!

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