Call Of Nature Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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call of nature What does call of nature mean?	the need to go to the toilet	The driver stopped his truck to answer the call of nature.
call of nature What does call of nature mean?	the need to go to the toilet	The driver stopped his truck to answer the call of nature.
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put (someone) on hold What does "put (someone) on hold" mean?	to leave someone waiting during a telephone call	I phoned the bank and the receptionist put me on hold.

raise a fuss What does "raise a fuss" mean?	to make trouble, to cause a disturbance	The woman at the restaurant raised a fuss when her meal arrived late.
boil down to (something) What does "boil down to (something)" mean?	to reduce something to its essential or main part	The reason that we could not go on a holiday boiled down to the fact that we had no money.
keep (something) under one`s hat What does "keep (something) under one`s hat" mean?	to keep something secret	I plan to keep my plans to look for a new job under my hat.
take to (someone or something) What does "take to (someone or something)" mean?	to like someone or something at first meeting, to be pleased by or attracted to someone or something, to accept someone or something quickly	The team took to the new coach immediately and did very well during the season.
screw up What does "screw up" mean?	chaos; confusion; mess
crack the whip What does "crack the whip" mean?	to try to make someone work hard or obey you by threatening them	We had to crack the whip in order to get the job finished before the weekend.

(in) care of (someone) What does "(in) care of (someone)" mean?	(send something) to one person at the address of another person	I sent the parcel to my sister in care of her friend.
Fuzzy thinking What does "Fuzzy thinking" mean?	Thinking or ideas that do not agree with the facts or information available
come to (something) What does "come to (something)" mean?	to be equal to something, to total a number, to amount to something	Our weekly food bill comes to much money every week.
coke What does "coke" mean?	cocaine
go so far as to say (something) What does "go so far as to say (something)" mean?	to put something into words	The company president went so far as to say that he may be leaving very soon.

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Call Of Nature Idiom