see a man about a dog (English, verb)
expansion: see a man about a dog (third-person singular simple present sees a man about a dog, present participle seeing a man about a dog, simple past saw a man about a dog, past participle seen a man about a dog)
Senses:
glosses: Used in place of a real explanation when excusing oneself for a short period of time, particularly (euphemistic) to use the toilet or (historical) drink alcohol.
tags: dated
idiomatic
Forms:
form: sees a man about a dog
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: seeing a man about a dog
tags: participle
present
form: saw a man about a dog
tags: past
form: seen a man about a dog
tags: participle
past