# see a man about a horse

> English word · Verb

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/see-a-man-about-a-horse