- the call of nature
- the call of naturehumorous : the need to use a toilet
He had to leave suddenly to answer/obey the call of nature.
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the call of nature
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answer the call of nature — or[obey the call of nature] {v. phr.}, {slang} To go to the bathroom to relieve oneself by urinating or defecating. * /Ted was hiking in the mountains when suddenly he had to answer the call of nature but since there was no bathroom in the woods … Dictionary of American idioms
answer the call of nature — or[obey the call of nature] {v. phr.}, {slang} To go to the bathroom to relieve oneself by urinating or defecating. * /Ted was hiking in the mountains when suddenly he had to answer the call of nature but since there was no bathroom in the woods … Dictionary of American idioms
answer the call of nature — verb To satisfy the bodily urge to urinate or defecate. Che [Guevera] jumped from his seat and rushed from the room, pursued by the entire press corps. Down the hall he went, and into the mens room where, surrounded by reporters, he proceeded to… … Wiktionary
obey the call of nature — See: ANSWER THE CALL OF NATURE … Dictionary of American idioms
obey the call of nature — See: ANSWER THE CALL OF NATURE … Dictionary of American idioms
The Call of the Wild — L Appel de la forêt L Appel de la forêt ou L Appel sauvage Auteur Jack London Genre roman d aventure Version originale Titre original The Call of the Wild Éditeur original The Macmillan Co … Wikipédia en Français
call of nature — noun The bodily urge to urinate or defecate. It appears from the evidence adduced that after the canvass had continued five or six consecutive hours, Mr. FORBES and Mr. DECKER, two inspectors went out (though not in company) as they say in… … Wiktionary
call of nature — Date: 1741 the need to urinate or defecate … New Collegiate Dictionary
The Age of Intelligent Machines — is the title of an artificial intelligence documentary (1987) and book (1990, ISBN 0 262 11121 7 / ISBN 0 262 61079 5) by futurist Ray Kurzweil; this was his first book and it won the Most Outstanding Computer Science Book of 1990 award by the… … Wikipedia
nature — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin natura, from natus, past participle of nasci to be born more at nation Date: 14th century 1. a. the inherent character or basic constitution of a person or thing ; essence b.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
The Incarnation — The Incarnation † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Incarnation I. The Fact of the Incarnation (1) The Divine Person of Jesus Christ A. Old Testament Proofs B. New Testament Proofs C. Witness of Tradition (2) The Human… … Catholic encyclopedia
