see a man about plumbing in Anglais

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  "etymology_texts": [
    "Composé de see (« voir »), man (« un »), a (« homme »), about, a et plumbing (« plomberie, canalisation »), littéralement « voir un homme au sujet de la plomberie »."
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        "Aller aux toilettes."
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    "Locutions nominales en anglais",
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  "etymology_texts": [
    "Composé de see (« voir »), man (« un »), a (« homme »), about, a et plumbing (« plomberie, canalisation »), littéralement « voir un homme au sujet de la plomberie »."
  ],
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"see a man about plumbing" meaning in Anglais

Noun