answer the call of nature

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answer the call of nature (humorous)

to urinate (= pass liquid from the body) I had to go into the woods to answer the call of nature.

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Am so thirsty I can barely spit, and at dusk today I was forced to answer the call of nature. From the diary of Saint Kevin of Glendalough by Doyle, Brian / Commonweal Although men were free to use the bathroom, and encouraged to enjoy adjacent smoking lounges, women wore so many layers of clothing - petticoats, corsets, crinolines - that it was impossible for them to answer the call of nature without assistance. NEWS LITE : OFFBEAT THEATER ANSWERS NATURE'S CALL by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) More results

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Am so thirsty I can barely spit, and at dusk today I was forced to answer the call of nature.

From the diary of Saint Kevin of Glendalough by Doyle, Brian / Commonweal

Although men were free to use the bathroom, and encouraged to enjoy adjacent smoking lounges, women wore so many layers of clothing - petticoats, corsets, crinolines - that it was impossible for them to answer the call of nature without assistance.

NEWS LITE : OFFBEAT THEATER ANSWERS NATURE'S CALL by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

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