英语词汇got to see a man about a dog的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	got to see a man about a dog
词源	got to see a man about a dog. An excuse to use the bath- room. Widely heard today, the expression probably originated in England toward the middle of the 19th century. The man originally referred to in the excuse may have been a book- marker who took bets on dog races.
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