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

Discover hundreds of entertaining and often hilarious etymological journeys, by the bestselling author of Can Holding in a Fart Kill You?

English is filled with curious, intriguing and bizarre phrases. This book reveals the surprising, captivating and even hilarious origins behind 400 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.

© 2017 Ulysses Press (Ebook): 9781612436951

Release date

Ebook: March 28, 2017