see a man about a horse

短语

发音

AU

词形变化

saw a man about a horse seeing a man about a horse seen a man about a horse sees a man about a horse 三单 sees a man about a horse seeing a man about a horse 现在分词 saw a man about a horse 过去式 seen a man about a horse 过去式 seen a man about a horse 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

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

    委婉 习语

    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.

词源

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

来源：wiktionary