Voytek (They/Them) to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • edit-22 months agoWhat is a figure of speech you like in your language?message-square97fedilinkarrow-up1103arrow-down14
arrow-up199arrow-down1message-squareWhat is a figure of speech you like in your language?Voytek (They/Them) to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • edit-22 months agomessage-square97fedilink
minus-squarestinermanlinkfedilinkEnglish8•edit-22 months ago“I have to see a man about a horse.” It means you’re going to the bathroom.
minus-square@notfromhere@lemmy.mllinkfedilink3•2 months agoI’ve heard the size of the animal denotes how long they will take and/or how urgently they need to leave.
minus-square𝕮𝕬𝕭𝕭𝕬𝕲𝕰linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months 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.
Brb, I gotta go take a Brontosaurus.
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!