answer the call

answer the call
   1. to die
   Usually of those killed in war, called to arms and then, it might be hoped, to life eternal.
   2. to urinate
   In this case, answering a call of nature:
    ... was answering an urgent call behind bushes when they stopped close by. (Cookson, 1967)

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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

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