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

Publisher: Ulysses Press

Contributors:

Andrew Thompson (Author)

Contributors: Andrew Thompson (Author)

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BISAC categories: Language Arts & Disciplines -> Linguistics -> Etymology

BISAC categories: Reference -> Trivia

BISAC categories: Humor -> Topic -> Language

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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.
ISBN-10: 1612439640
ISBN-13: 9781612439648
Author: Thompson, Andrew, N/A, N/A
Publisher: Ulysses Press

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781612439648

ISBN-10: 1612439640

Publisher: Ulysses Press

Publish Date: October 28, 2025

On Sale Date: October 28, 2025

Language: English

Pages: 280

Dimensions: 7.09 × 5.04 × 0.94 in

Weight: 0.52 lbs

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