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

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Andrew Thompson

Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red

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ISBN: 9781612439648

The Curious Origins of Everyday Sayings and Fun Phrases

Andrew Thompson

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English

ULYSSES PRESS
01 March 2026

Language: history & general works; linguistics

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.

By: Andrew Thompson
Imprint: ULYSSES PRESS
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Special ed.
Dimensions: Height: 184mm, Width: 130mm,
Weight: 304g
ISBN: 9781612439648
ISBN 10: 1612439640
Pages: 250
Publication Date: 01 March 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Andrew Thompson practices law but his obsession with finding out the truth about aspects of the world that we take for granted has led him to accumulate a vast body of knowledge that he has at last distilled into book form.