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

Hardback Published on: 28/10/2025
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Synopsis

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.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA
  • ISBN: 9781612439648
  • Number of pages: 250
  • Dimensions: 185 x 132 x 25 mm
  • Weight: 286g
  • Languages: English