单词 | to see a man |
释义 | > as lemmasto see a man (about a dog, horse, etc.) P25. colloquial. to see a man (about a dog, horse, etc.) and variants: used euphemistically as a vague excuse for leaving, (a) to keep an undisclosed appointment; (b) to go to buy alcoholic drink; (c) to go to the toilet. ΚΠ 1865 Anti-Teapot Rev. 15 Nov. 135 The husband will..find that he has to absent himself by going to London, to ‘see a man about a dog’, or on some other important business. 1867 Ball Players' Chron. 12 Sept. 3/1 The rest of our nine having gone to see a man there was nobody to take the bat. 1882 Melbourne Punch 28 Dec. 257/2 I will go to concerts with my wife..and never once during the evening go out to ‘see a man’. 1891 Cassell's Family Mag. 111/2 ‘He is obliged to go up to London on business to-day.’ ‘To see a man about a horse,’ suggests Gracie, with a light laugh. 1938 ‘E. Queen’ Devil to Pay iv. 57 After lunch Pink said he had to see a dog about a man and Jardin dropped him at the Magna studio on Melrose. 1944 J. Cary Horse's Mouth xxxix. 256 ‘Just a minute, Sall,’ I said, ‘while I see a man about a rose.’ ‘It's just inside the front door,’ said Sara. 1988 L. Erdrich Tracks (1989) ii. 19 ‘Gotta see a man,’ he mumbled, getting up to go out back to the privy. 1994 P. Vogel Desdemona xx. 31 Be back in a few... Aw've got t' go see a bloke about a horse. 2015 Nelson (N.Z.) Mail (Nexis) 28 July 5 I spent many hours waiting in my father's car parked outside pubs while he went in ‘to see a man about a dog’. < as lemmas |
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