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go to see a man about a dog

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go to see a man about a dog

  (humorous)

if you tell someone you are going to see a man about a dog, it is a way of saying that you do not want to tell them where you are really going, especially when you are going to the toilet I won't be long. I'm just going to see a man about a dog.

See also: dog, man, see