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see a man about a dog

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Etymology

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Unknown. As aProhibition-era reference to getting alcohol, influenced by the expressionhair of the dog.

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seeamanaboutadog (third-person singular simple presentsees a man about a dog,present participleseeing a man about a dog,simple pastsaw a man about a dog,past participleseen a man about a dog)

  1. (idiomatic, dated)Used in place of a real explanation when excusing oneself for a short period of time, particularly(euphemistic) touse the toilet or(historical) drink alcohol.
    I'll be right back, but I've got to go tosee a man about a dog.
    • 1935,Dorothy L. Sayers,Gaudy Night:
      “I’m running up tonight and on to York in the morning. I expect to get back on Thursday.”
      ”York?”
      ”Yes; I want tosee a man there—about a dog, and all that.”

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