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nature calls

idiom

Used to indicate that someone (usually the speaker) feels a need to urinate or defecate.


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  1. 01

    answer the call of nature

    To satisfy a bodily urge to urinate or defecate.

  2. 02

    better nature

    the more amiable qualities of someone

  3. 03

    duty calls

    Expresses that the speaker must go and deal with something.

  4. 04

    let nature take its course

    To permit events to proceed or a situation to develop without intervention or interference.

  5. 05

    nature abhors a vacuum

    Generating and maintaining a near-vacuum is challenging (requiring technical rigor) because ambient pressure tends to push matter forcefully into the evacuated chamber; and generating a true vacuum (devoid of any matter at all) is extremely challenging.

  6. 06

    nature of the beast

    The unchangeable nature of something.

  7. 07

    second nature

    A mindset, skill, or type of behavior so ingrained through habit or practice that it seems natural, automatic, or without a basis in conscious thought.

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