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Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red: The Curious Origins of Everyday Sayings and Fun Phrases

Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red: The Curious Origins of Everyday Sayings and Fun Phrases - Hardcover

by Andrew Thompson
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Availability:In StockContributor:Andrew ThompsonPublish date:10/28/2025Pages:280
Language:EnglishPublisher:Ulysses PressISBN-13:9781612439648ISBN-10:1612439640UPC:9781612439648Book Category:Language Arts & Disciplines, Reference, HumorBook Subcategory:Linguistics, Trivia, TopicBook Topic:Etymology, LanguageSize:7.09 x 5.04 x 0.94 inchesWeight:0.5203Product ID:SCX1Z7108G
Discover hundreds of intriguing, entertaining, and often hilarious origins to the English language's most curious phrases in this fascinating trivia book from best-selling author Andrew Thompson.

English is filled with curious, intriguing, and bizarre phrases. This book reveals the surprising, captivating, and even hilarious origins behind four hundred of them, including: - Read Between the Lines
- Cat Got Your Tongue?
- Put a Sock in It
- Close, but No Cigar
- Bring Home the Bacon
- Caught Red-Handed
- Under the Weather
- Raining Cats and Dogs Perfect for trivia and language lovers alike, this entertaining collection is the ultimate guide to understanding these baffling mini mysteries of the English language.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Ulysses PressISBN-13:9781612439648ISBN-10:1612439640UPC:9781612439648Book Category:Language Arts & Disciplines, Reference, HumorBook Subcategory:Linguistics, Trivia, TopicBook Topic:Etymology, LanguageSize:7.09 x 5.04 x 0.94 inchesWeight:0.5203Product ID:SCX1Z7108G
Andrew Thompson practices law but his obsession with finding out the truth about aspects of the world that we take for granted has led him to accumulate a vast body of knowledge that he has at last distilled into book form.
Publisher: Ulysses Press

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