an oath or exclamation, originally referring to Saint
George,
Christian martyr of the early fourteenth century A.D., and
patron saint of
England from the fourteenth century. "Saint
George" was the battle cry of
English soldiers, and from this arose such expressions as "before
George" and "by
George."
About two years went by and by George, he did get his auditing; he did get straightened out, he's been doing fine ever since.