see a man about a horse

Questions

What does see a man about a horse mean?

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

Where does see a man about a horse come from?

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

How to pronounce see a man about a horse

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