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

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.

Author: Andrew Thompson
Publisher: Ulysses Press
Published: 10/28/2025
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.52 lbs
Size: 7.09" H x 5.04" L x 0.94" W
ISBN: 9781612439648

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