voytek709@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-23 days agoWhat is a figure of speech you like in your language?message-squaremessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up168arrow-down1message-squareWhat is a figure of speech you like in your language?voytek709@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-23 days agomessage-square53fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarestinerman@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-22 days ago“I have to see a man about a horse.” It means you’re going to the bathroom.
minus-squarenotfromhere@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoI’ve heard the size of the animal denotes how long they will take and/or how urgently they need to leave.
minus-squareC A B B A G E@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoI’ve always heard this used to mean “I’ve gotta leave quickly” rather than going to bathroom; but I’m British so it might not hold the same meaning of you’re not also!
“I have to see a man about a horse.”
It means you’re going to the bathroom.
I’ve heard the size of the animal denotes how long they will take and/or how urgently they need to leave.
I’ve always heard this used to mean “I’ve gotta leave quickly” rather than going to bathroom; but I’m British so it might not hold the same meaning of you’re not also!