powder your nose

释义

1. （女士如厕的委婉说法）补妆，净手

   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.我想去补补妆。

电影里这样说 · 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

在完整场景里学

• 妙探寻凶1985
  • 晚宴上轮流试探身份：break the ice（打破僵局）
  • 匿名信请来七位客人：over my dead body（想都别想）
  • 当众揭穿众人被勒索：in the same boat（处境相同）

同一词条的短语

• keep your powder dry
• take a powder