visit

flying visit

An exceptionally brief visit. We went for a flying visit to my mother's house before continuing on our way to the beach.

pop by (for a visit)

To come somewhere, usually a person's home or residence, for a brief or casual visit. Hey, if you're free this Saturday, why don't you pop by for a visit? I'd love to show you the new truck I bought. You and your girlfriend should pop by sometime. We could grab some dinner or go out for some drinks.

pop over (for a visit)

To come somewhere, usually a person's home or residence, for a brief or casual visit. Hey, if you're free this Saturday, why don't you pop over for a visit? I'd love to show you the new truck I bought. You and your girlfriend should pop over sometime. We could grab some dinner or go out for some drinks.

check out the plumbing

Euph. to go to the bathroom. (The order is fixed.) I think I'd better check out the plumbing before we get on the highway.

pay a call

Euph. to go to the toilet; to leave to go to the toilet. (See also pay a call on someone.) Excuse me. I have to pay a call. Tom left to pay a call. He should be back soon.

pay (someone or something) a visit

and pay a visit to someone or something

to visit someone or something. Bill paid a visit to his aunt in Seattle. Please pay a visit to our house whenever you are in town.

visit from the stork

Fig. a birth. (According to legend, babies are brought to their parents by a stork.) I hear that Maria is expecting a visit from the stork. The young couple had a visit from the stork.

visit something (up)on someone

Fig. to inflict something upon someone. (Stilted. Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) The FBI visited a plague of investigations on the mayor's staff. The storm visited disaster on the little village.

visit the plumbing

Euph. to go to the bathroom. I think I'd better visit the plumbing before we go. I want you kids to visit the plumbing before we get in the car.

visit with someone

to pay a social call on someone. I would like to come by and visit with you for a while. I will enjoy visiting with you.

pay (somebody/something) a visit

(slightly formal) also pay a visit (to somebody/something)

to go to see someone or something Yesterday a police detective paid us a visit and asked a lot of questions. The three elderly women decided to pay a visit to a spa and had a great time.

Related vocabulary: pay a call on somebody/something

pay a call

Also, pay a visit; pay one's respects. Make a short visit, especially as a formal courtesy or for business reasons. For example, Bill asked her to pay a call to his ex-mother-in-law, or Each salesman was told to pay a visit to every new doctor in town, or We went to the wake to pay our respects. Also see call on, def. 2.

visit on

or visit upon

To inflict something punishing or burdensome on someone or something. Used chiefly in the passive: A plague was visited on the village.

visit with

To converse or chat with someone: Come over and visit with me for a while.

check out the plumbing

and visit the plumbing

tv. to go to the bathroom. I think I’d better check out the plumbing before we go. Excuse me. I need to visit the plumbing.

visit the plumbing

verb

See check out the plumbing

pay a call

tv. to go to the toilet; to leave to go to the toilet. (see also call of nature, nature’s call.) Excuse me. I have to pay a call.

visit from Flo

(...ˈflo)

n. a menstrual period. (see also Aunt Flo.) I am expecting a visit from Flo, but she seems late.

visit from the stork

n. the birth of a baby. The last visit from the stork was in March.

visiting fireman

n. someone paying a visit to observe one’s workplace. We have a couple of visiting firemen coming today.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Judyta	yuw-DI-tah	Polish
Lou	[lu:]
Lolita	[ləu'li:tə]
Tomislava	-	Croatian, Serbian, Medieval Slavic
Bertha	['bə:θə]
Esi	-	Western African, Akan