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Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red

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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    Publisher: Ulysses Press

    Kindle Book

    • Release date: February 10, 2022

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    • ISBN: 9781612436951
    • File size: 9152 KB
    • Release date: February 10, 2022

    EPUB ebook

    • ISBN: 9781612436951
    • File size: 9333 KB
    • Release date: February 10, 2022

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    subjects

    Language Arts Reference Nonfiction Humor (Nonfiction)

    Languages

    English

    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.
    • Expand title description text
    Language Arts Reference Nonfiction Humor (Nonfiction)