powder nose

powder (one's) nose

euphemism To go to the bathroom. The phrase is a polite expression used to excuse oneself when going to the bathroom. Typically used by women. I'll join you at the table in a minute, I just need to powder my nose.

powder one's nose

and powder one's face

to depart to the bathroom. (Usually said by women, or jocularly by men.) Excuse me, I have to powder my nose. She just went out to powder her face.

词组	powder nose
释义	powder nose powder (one's) nose euphemism To go to the bathroom. The phrase is a polite expression used to excuse oneself when going to the bathroom. Typically used by women. I'll join you at the table in a minute, I just need to powder my nose. See also: nose, powder Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. powder one's nose and powder one's face to depart to the bathroom. (Usually said by women, or jocularly by men.) Excuse me, I have to powder my nose. She just went out to powder her face. See also: nose, powder McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: pluck a rose powder (one's) nose powder one’s nose powder your nose powder one’s face powder (one's) face bathroom go to see a man about a dog go see a man about a dog see a man about a dog
随便看	backed backed up back-ender backer backfire backfire on backfire on someone back for back forty back from the dead background backhanded backhanded compliment backhander back home back in circulation backing back in harness back in (one's) box back in the day back in the game back in the knife drawer, Miss Sharp back in the saddle back into back in(to) circulation