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English
Etymology
A variant of see a man about a dog, from the implied context of seeing someone about a bet on a horse race.
Pronunciation
Verb
see a man about a horse (third-person singular simple present sees a man about a horse, present participle seeing a man about a horse, simple past saw a man about a horse, past participle seen a man about a horse)
- (idiomatic, euphemistic) Used in place of a real explanation when excusing oneself for a short period of time, particularly to use a toilet.
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References
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- Ayto, John. Oxford Slang. 1998.
- Farmer, J.S. and W.E. Henley. Slang and its Analogues. 1986.
- Chapman, Robert L. Dictionary of American Slang. 1995.
- Matthews, Mitford M. A Dictionary of Americanisms. 1951.
- Spears, Richard A. Slang and Euphemism. 1981.
- Spears, Richard A. The Slang and Jargon of Drugs and Drink. 1986.