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Origin of "See a Man about a Horse"

 
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 Grant
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Also speaking of animals, an immigrant from India recounts his confusion the first time he heard the expression "I'm going to go see a man about a horse." How in did that become a euphemism for "I'm going to go to the bathroom"? This is part of a complete episode.

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