Angelina: "Your friend, the bald man, the one who calls for you, where is he?" Philip: "He is at the moment responding to a call of nature." (I. Shaw, ‘The Gentle People’, act II) — Ангелина: "А ваш друг, лысый, который заходит за вами, где он сейчас?" Филипп: "Он сейчас в кабинете задумчивости."
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.
call of nature — ► call of nature euphemistic a need to urinate or defecate. Main Entry: ↑call … English terms dictionary
call of nature — n. a need to defecate or urinate … English World dictionary
call of nature — the need to expel body wastes * * * Informal. a need to urinate or defecate. [1850 55] * * * call of nature (euphemistic) A need to urinate or defecate • • • Main Entry: ↑call * * * I see nature II used euphemisticall … Useful english dictionary
call of nature — the need to urinate or defecate The visit demanded by your bodily functions: I was probably off the road, behind the bush, answering a call of nature. (Follett, 1978) When nature calls, heh, heh, hen, he d said... and made his way… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
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 — the need to go to the toilet He is answering the call of nature and can t talk to you for a few minutes … Idioms and examples
the call of nature — humorous : the need to use a toilet He had to leave suddenly to answer/obey the call of nature. • • • Main Entry: ↑call of nature … Useful english dictionary
(the) call of nature — the call of nature humorous phrase a need to use the toilet Thesaurus: going to the toilethyponym Main entry: call * * * the call of ˈnature idiom … Useful english dictionary
call of nature — Go to nature’s call … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
answer\ the\ call\ of\ nature — • answer the call of nature • 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… … Словарь американских идиом
obey\ the\ call\ of\ nature — • answer the call of nature • 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… … Словарь американских идиом
