释义 |
idiomgoing to see a man about a dogspoken said when you do not want to tell someone where you are going or why, for example when you need to go to the toilet:Excuse me a moment - I'm going to see a man about a dog.Liam had gone off down the King's Road, to see a man about a dog, he said. (redirected from going to see a man about a dog)go to see a man about a dogTo leave somewhere without explaining where one is going. The phrase is usually used as part of an obvious euphemism for going to the bathroom or going to get an alcoholic drink. And that's why quantum physics is a hoax. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go to see a man about a dog. |