nature calls
Used to indicate that someone (usually the speaker) feels a need to urinate or defecate.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“I need to go, nature calls.”
“Excuse me for a moment while nature calls, but I will be right back.”
“He apologized to his colleagues for the interruption, explaining that nature calls and he must step away from the meeting briefly.”
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answer the call of nature
To satisfy a bodily urge to urinate or defecate.
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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
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call it a day
To cease an activity.
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call it a night
To go to bed to sleep.
Last updated August 10, 2026