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Title details for Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red by Andrew Thompson - Available

Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red

The Curious Origins of Everyday Sayings and Fun Phrases

by Andrew Thompson
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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.

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    • Release date

      February 10, 2022

    • Formats

      • Kindle Book

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        • ISBN: 9781612436951
        • File size: 9152 KB

      • EPUB ebook

        • ISBN: 9781612436951
        • File size: 9333 KB

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      • No information about appearance modifiability is available.

      • Not all of the content will be readable as read aloud speech or dynamic braille.

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      • The presence of hazards is unknown.

    • Languages

      • English

    Formats

    • Kindle Book
    • OverDrive Read
    • EPUB ebook

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    • English

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