powder your nose

釋義

1. （女士如廁的委婉說法）補妝，淨手

   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.我想去補補妝。

電影裡這樣說 · 4 部

• 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

在完整場景裡學

• 妙探尋兇1985
  • 晚宴上輪流試探身份：break the ice（打破僵局）
  • 匿名信請來七位客人：over my dead body（想都別想）
  • 當眾揭穿眾人被勒索：in the same boat（處境相同）

同一詞條的短語

• keep your powder dry
• take a powder