English Explanatory Dictionary

see a man about a horse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Used in place of a real explanation when excusing oneself for a short period of time, particularly to use a toilet.

Pronunciation

En-au-see a man about a horse.ogg

Word forms

see a man about a horse sees a man about a horse seeing a man about a horse saw a man about a horse seen a man about a horse

Etymology

A variant of see a man about a dog, from the implied context of seeing someone about a bet on a horse race.

Synonyms

a man a man about a dog a man about the plumbing use the toilet urinate and Thesaurus:defecate
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