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Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red (The Curious Origins of Everyday Sayings and Fun Phrases) - 9781612439648
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Product Details
Author:
Andrew Thompson
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
280
Publisher:
Ulysses Press (October 28, 2025)
Imprint:
Ulysses Press
Language:
English
Audience:
General/trade
ISBN-13:
9781612439648
ISBN-10:
1612439640
Weight:
9.76oz
Dimensions:
5.05" x 8.15"
File:
hbgusa-hbgusa_onix30_P9977666_04202026-20260420.xml
Folder:
hbgusa
List Price:
$19.95
Pub Discount:
65
Case Pack:
36
As low as:
$15.36
Publisher Identifier:
P-HACH
Discount Code:
A
Overview
Discover hundreds of intriguing, entertaining, and often hilarious origins to the English language's most curious phrases in this fascinating trivia book from best-selling author Andrew Thompson.
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.
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.
