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

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.