"see a man about a dog" meaning in Anglais

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Noun

  1. Aller aux toilettes. Tags: dated, figuratively
    Sense id: fr-see_a_man_about_a_dog-en-noun-akjhR6S5 Categories (other): Métaphores en anglais, Termes vieillis en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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    "Composé de see (« voir »), man (« un »), a (« homme »), about, a et dog (« chien »)."
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