Excuse me, I need to answer the call of nature.
answer the call of nature
idiomTo satisfy a bodily urge to urinate or defecate.
Origin
disputed originFrom answer the call + call of nature in reference to a need to urinate or defecate.
During the long hike, he had to step behind a tree to answer the call of nature.
The speaker paused mid-sentence, clearly needing to answer the call of nature, and hurried toward the nearest restroom.
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answer on a postcard
A brief answer or opinion.
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answer someone's prayers
To be or do exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.
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answer to someone's prayers
Exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.
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better nature
the more amiable qualities of someone
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call a lid
To inform the press that no further news will be released from a governmental body that day.
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call a spade a spade
To put it bluntly, to be outspoken; to speak the truth, to describe things as they really are.
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call an audible
To change plans at the last minute in response to new information.
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call it
To call it a day