A Man about a Horse

[James Smith]

--- Hanna Miller <hmiller at AZSTARNET.COM> wrote:
> Dear American Dialect Society members,
>
> Is anyone familiar with the expression "I have to
> see a man about a
> horse," meaning "I have to shop for a gift, but I
> can't tell you that
> because the gift is for you"? It was common in my
> family, but I haven't
> found a single non-relative who understands it.
> Thanks so much.
>
> Hanna Miller
> Tucson, AZ

To me, "I have to see a man about a horse," means "I
need to pee."





> hmiller at azstarnet.com


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James D. SMITH                 |If history teaches anything
SLC, UT                        |it is that we will be sued
jsmithjamessmith at yahoo.com     |whether we act quickly and decisively
                               |or slowly and cautiously.

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