In Finnish we have “kissanristiäiset” (literally means a cat’s christening), which means some trivial and meaningless celebration/event.
In Finnish we have “kissanristiäiset” (literally means a cat’s christening), which means some trivial and meaningless celebration/event.
One American one I like is “I’m going to see a man about a horse” in regards to going to the bathroom.
In the uk I’ve heard “I’m going to see a man about a dog”. (she went smoking)
Is THAT what that idiom means? I knew it was said on exiting a room, I never realized it was more specific than that.
https://www.wordnik.com/words/see a man about a horse
That’s another one with a British origin (originally “see a man about a dog”). Still widely used in the UK to refer to leaving for any unspecified reason, although this is often to go to the toilet. (Also was used in the US during prohibition to refer to going for a drink.)
I also heard a more crass one: dropping the kids off at the pool