- powder my nose
- go to the ladies' washroom, go to the bathroom
Excuse me. I'm going to powder my nose. Are you coming, Judy?
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powder my nose
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powder your nose — old fashioned phrase to use the toilet This expression is used by or about women . Thesaurus: going to the toilethyponym Main entry: powder * * * powder your nose see ↑powder, 2 … Useful english dictionary
powder your nose — powder (your) nose humorous if a woman says she is going to powder her nose, she means she is going to go to the toilet. Well, if you ll excuse me a moment, I m going to powder my nose … New idioms dictionary
powder your nose — If somebody goes to powder your nose, it is a euphemism for going to the lavatory (toilet) … The small dictionary of idiomes
powder your nose — 1. to go to the lavatory A phrase normally used by females: Back in the Long Gallery some of the women went upstairs to powder their noses . (N. Mitford, 1949) 2. to snort cocaine Punning on powder and the visit to a lavatory: … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
powder your nose — • a euphemism for taking cocaine. e.g. Where s Dave ? , He s just nipped off to powder his nose … Londonisms dictionary
powder your nose — If somebody goes to powder your nose, it is a euphemism for going to the lavatory (toilet). (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Powder your nose — If somebody goes to powder your nose, it is a euphemism for going to the lavatory (toilet) … Dictionary of English idioms
powder your nose — old fashioned to use the toilet. This expression is used by or about women … English dictionary
powder nose — powder (your) nose humorous if a woman says she is going to powder her nose, she means she is going to go to the toilet. Well, if you ll excuse me a moment, I m going to powder my nose … New idioms dictionary
nose — 1 noun 1 ON YOUR FACE (C) the part of your face that you smell with and breathe through: a broken nose | Marty punched him on the nose. | blow your nose (=clear it by blowing strongly into a piece of cloth or soft paper): Here, take this hanky… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
