seeing a man about a horse

Verb

see a man about a horse (third-person singular simple present sees a man about a horse, present participle seeing a man about a horse, simple past saw a man about a horse, past participle seen a man about a horse)

1. (euphemistic, idiomatic) Used in place of a real explanation when excusing oneself for a short period of time, particularly to use a toilet.
   • I'll be back in two shakes of a lamb's tail. I've just got to visit the ladies' room to see a man about a horse.

   Synonyms:

   a man, a man about a dog, a man about the plumbing, use the toilet, urinate