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

Name: Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red: The Curious Origins of Everyday Sayings and Fun Phrases
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ISBN: 9781612436951

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- Andrew Thompson
Publisher
- Ulysses Press

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Language: English
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Category: Language

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.

Release date

Ebook: March 28, 2017

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

By
- Andrew Thompson
Publisher
- Ulysses Press

Language: English
Format
Category: Language

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.

Release date

Ebook: March 28, 2017

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