see a man about a horse
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see a man about a horse
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A variant of see a man about a dog, from the implied context of seeing someone about a bet on a horse race.
verb sees a man about a horse · seeing a man about a horse · saw a man about a horse · seen a man about a horse
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Used in place of a real explanation when excusing oneself for a short period of time, particularly to use a toilet.
I'll be back in two shakes of a lamb's tail. I've just got to visit the ladies' room to see a man about a horse.
Similar: a man, a man about a dog, a man about the plumbing, use the toilet, urinate, and Thesaurus:defecate
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verb to leave to use the toilet
| Français | aller entretenir le duc d’Aumale |
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