answering a higher calling 

To act in service to a higher i.e. more noble cause, a greater good. Often indicating an action undertaken at the behest of a Higher Power, such as a supreme being or deity, or some conception of justice and the morally right; motivation for personal growth and/or individual sacrifice for the greater good.

The lawyer quit her lucrative position as a private defense attorney and instead became a low paid public defender because she was answering a higher calling.

answering a higher calling by Nacho Momma May 4, 2015

Calling Shotgun 

Claiming the front seat in the car. see riding shotgun

me: i call shotgun
my sister: dammit!

Calling Shotgun by bezzzie1 April 30, 2004

calling Tyrus, Typhus

Calling 6'8" powerlifter and wrestler Tyrus, Typhus (a disease germ) is a good way to get hurt!

Don't go calling Tyrus, Typhus!

calling Tyrus, Typhus by I, Wreckerrr December 7, 2020

Are you calling me fat? 

A random response to any question or statement thrown at you by others.

Something you say to make it sound as if the other person is trying to insult you, even if they're not.

Guy: I like your shirt.
Girl: Are you calling me fat?

Girl: Your hair looks shorter.
Guy: Are you calling me fat?

Are you calling me fat? by K_Lizzle November 16, 2006

i can hear it calling 

a sign that wayv's lovetalk is beginning to play and you need to prepare yourself for the hoe anthem of the decade

"i can hear it calling"
"lovin the way you wanna talk"
"touch me tease me fill me up"
"collin"

i can hear it calling by boredmf November 19, 2020

the pot calling the kettle black 

a situation in which one person criticizes another for a fault they have themselves

Ernie accused me of being selfish. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black!

the pot calling the kettle black by [katie] November 12, 2006

Pot Calling the Kettle Black

An expression that is said when one accuses another person of that which they are equally guilty of.

Many years ago, people used to cook over an open flame using copper kettles and iron pots. The copper kettles were usually polished after every use whereas the iron pots were not and remained blackened from the soot from previous cookings. Well someone got the idea that if the iron pot were alive and it looked at a nearby copper kettle, it would see a black image. The iron pot believes it sees the image of the copper kettle when in reality, because the copper kettle was polished, what the iron pot was seeing was a reflection of itself. This symbolic phrase became associated with hypocrisy. An accuser blames someone else for having a fault when the accuser has the same fault.

Joe accuses Mark for not keeping his house clean when in reality, Joe has a messy house. Therefore, Joe is guilty of "the pot calling the kettle black".

Pot Calling the Kettle Black by Dancing with Fire June 24, 2011