{"product_id":"hair-of-the-dog-to-paint-the-town-red-the-curious-origins-of-everyday-sayings-and-fun-phrases-andrew-thompson-hardcover","title":"Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red: The Curious Origins of Everyday Sayings and Fun Phrases -- Andrew Thompson, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003eDiscover 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnglish 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\u003cbr\u003e - Cat Got Your Tongue?\u003cbr\u003e - Put a Sock in It\u003cbr\u003e - Close, but No Cigar\u003cbr\u003e - Bring Home the Bacon\u003cbr\u003e - Caught Red-Handed\u003cbr\u003e - Under the Weather\u003cbr\u003e - 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Thompson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ulysses Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.09h x 5.04w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781612439648\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andrew Thompson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46915948249316,"sku":"9781612439648","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781612439648.jpg?v=1761765454","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/hair-of-the-dog-to-paint-the-town-red-the-curious-origins-of-everyday-sayings-and-fun-phrases-andrew-thompson-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}