Going To See A Man About A Dog Meaning

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Going to see a man about a dog meaning. Is commonly used in britain when one is headed to the toilet. Dreaming about seeing a dog if you saw a dog or dogs in your dream such dream is usually a sign of protection fidelity generosity loyalty and intuition. The original non facetious meaning was probably to place or settle a bet on a racing dog. It has also been used to describe meeting a woman for sex i e when you replace the man and dog in the sentence with their opposites woman and cat but in this case we use another word meaning cat pussy so you end up with going to see a woman about a pussy.

And that s why quantum physics is a hoax. See a man about a dog. There are plenty more idioms and other expressions that use dog such as you can t teach an old dog new tricks or that reference the behavior of dogs as in bite the hand that feeds you. Going to see a man about a dog is an often used a euphemism in great britain.

It can be used to describe a regular person a lucky dog a loathsome man a dirty dog or even your feet my dogs are sore. The expression comes from the long forgotten 1866 play flying scud in which one of the characters uses the words as an excuse to get away from a tricky situation. To leave somewhere without explaining where one is going. Going to see a man about a dog.

When someone says that they are going to see a man about a dog they really mean that they are unwilling to reveal the true nature of their business. Biblical meaning of dog in a dream. It is most often used when telling someone you are going to the toilet. The saying i ve got to see a man about a dogseems to be getting good use in films these days.

Qfrom rich johannesburg south africa. This dream confirms your good intentions or symbolizes someone in your life with such qualities. To see a man about a dog or horse is a british english idiom usually used as a way to apologise for one s imminent departure or absence generally to euphemistically conceal one s true purpose such as going to use the toilet or going to buy a drink. For example excuse me i have to see a man about a dog.

Like a dog with two tails meaning. See also going to see a man about a dog phrase used to conceal one s true destination especially in response to an awkward question. This euphemistic term dates from the prohibition days of the 1920s when buying liquor was illegal and after repeal was transferred to other circumstances. Athis has been a useful and usefully vague excuse for absenting oneself from company for about 150 years though the real reason for slipping away has not always been the same.

Any idea of its origin. Sad as a hound dog s eye meaning. Go to see a man about a dog.