powder your nose

Meaning

1. a polite way of referring to the fact that a woman is going to the toilet / bathroom

   I'm just going to powder my nose.

In the movies · 4

• No, I just want to powder my nose. Thank you.Clue1985
• You ever do nothing besides get your hair fixed and powder your nose?Scarface1983
• You can powder your nose before we get out.Brief Encounter1945
• Would you like to powder your nose? I'd love to.Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein1948

Learn it in full scenes

• Clue1985
  • Mrs. Peacock Breaks the Ice
  • Guests Arrive at the Mansion
  • Wadsworth Reveals the Blackmail

From the same entry

• keep your powder dry
• take a powder