saw a man about a dog
saw a man about a dog is the simple past of see a man about a dog.
Meaning of see a man about a dog
Verb
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)
- 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.
- I'll be right back, but I've got to go to see a man about a dog.
- Synonyms:
- a man, a man about a horse, a man about the plumbing, use the toilet, urinate
Questions about saw a man about a dog
- What is saw a man about a dog the simple past of?
- Saw a man about a dog is the simple past of see a man about a dog.
Words near saw a man about a dog in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: saw a man about a dog (page history and authors); see a man about a dog (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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