call to the bar

all over bar the shouting

Of an activity where the result is known, but may be subject to change, due to it not being officially finished or announced.

answer the call of nature

To satisfy a bodily urge to urinate or defecate.

bar none

Without exception; excluding nothing else of the same kind.

bar sinister

The state or characteristic of having been born out of wedlock; illegitimacy; bastardy.

bar star

A woman who frequents bars or lounges, usually late at night.

belly up to the bar

To commit oneself to a challenge or task; to accept a responsibility; to acknowledge a fact.

call a lid

To inform the press that no further news will be released from a governmental body that day.

call a spade a spade

To put it bluntly, to be outspoken; to speak the truth, to describe things as they really are.