Hi Pln and all!!! I found it's very useful for me too, for the same reason you said, Pln!
Sometimes some people start talking to me and I'm in a hurry to finish a job or to do something else and I can't prolong the conversation, so I have to break the conversation. And with this expression I can run away and say. "Sorry. I have to see a man about a dog!" LOL Were there many awkward questions at the group talk? LOL Nice day to you all Oshiro On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 4:28 AM, pln471 <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Briana Oshiro Pablo and all, > > Thanks,Briana! > > It's a useful one for me! > It's usually not for me to avoid awkward questions,but to end the > prolonged conversations to go to the next appointments. > > As for you,I guess it's for avoiding awkward questions,let's say like > yesterday at the group talk. > Am I right?LOL > > Nice day to us all, > Pln > > On Jun 4, 5:59 am, briana moore <[email protected]> wrote: > > * > > > > See a man about a dog > > > > **― **Meaning : > > Unwilling to reveal the true nature of ones' business. *Phrase used to > > conceal one's true destination, especially in response to an awkward > > question. Is commonly used in Britain when one is headed to the toilet. > > > > *― **Examples: > > > > **◘* *Uncle Elmer didn't want little Joey to know what he did at the > > outhouse, so he told Johnny that he was going to see a man about a dog. > > > > **◘** Although they were all out, at the bases, and the rest of our nine > > having gone to see a man there was nobody to take the bat. > > > > **◘** I'm in a rush—gotta see a dog about a man. > > > > **◘ *"Are you and your wife coming out tonight?" "Uhhhh, I need to see a > man > > about a dog." > > > > *◘ *"How come you're leaving the table?" "I need to see a man about a > dog." > > * > > **― **Origin : > > The expression comes from the 1866 play 'Flying Scud' by Irish-born > > playwright Dion Boucicault. One of the characters uses the words as an > > excuse to get away from a tricky situation. This character says: "Excuse > me > > Mr. Quail, I can't stop; I've got to see a man about a dog". > > > > **— *Related terms > > > > - see a man about a dog > > - see a man > > > > * > > **— References : > > > > *☼* * > http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=See%20a%20man%20about%... > > > > ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ > > > > aman335l.jpg > > 42KViewDownload > > > > mmon360l.jpg > > 58KViewDownload > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "English Learner's Cafe" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/english_learners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
