Paul offered me the hair of the dog, but I couldn't stand the thought of drinking any more.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
(the) hair of the dog (that bit you) — the hair of the dog (that bit you) humorous phrase an alcoholic drink that makes you feel better when you drank too much alcohol the night before Thesaurus: types and amounts of alcoholic drinkshyponym general words for drinkssynonym Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
hair of the dog that bit you — see ↑hair • • • Main Entry: ↑bite hair of the dog (that bit you) see ↑hair • • • Main Entry: ↑dog hair of the dog (that bit you) informal : an alcoholic drink that is taken by someone to feel better after having drunk too much at an earlier time … Useful english dictionary
hair off the dog that bit you — remedy that uses the cause, fight fire with fire The theory of penicillin is to use the hair off the dog that bit you … English idioms
hair of the dog that bit you — Amount of alcoholic drink (usu. small) taken to relieve the unpleasant effects of excessive drinking previously … A concise dictionary of English slang
Hair of the dog — is a colloquial English expression predominantly used to refer to ingestion of alcohol as treatment for a hangover. It is occasionally used with respect to dealing with the after effects of use of other recreational drugs. It is a shortened form… … Wikipedia
(the) hair of the dog — the hair of the dog (that bit you) an alcoholic drink taken to make you feel better after drinking too much alcohol the night before. Paul offered me the hair of the dog, but I couldn t stand the thought of drinking any more. Etymology: based on… … New idioms dictionary
hair of the dog — ► hair of the dog informal an alcoholic drink taken to cure a hangover. [ORIGIN: from hair of the dog that bit you, formerly recommended as a remedy for the bite of a mad dog.] Main Entry: ↑hair … English terms dictionary
hair of the dog — noun an alcoholic drink supposed to cure a hangover • Hypernyms: ↑drink * * * phrasal : a small amount of the cause of an ill used as a remedy for it; specifically : a drink of liquor the morning after a drinking bout I d fetched a bottle a… … Useful english dictionary
Hair of the Dog — This article is about the album. For other uses, see Hair of the dog (disambiguation). Hair of the Dog Studio album by Nazareth … Wikipedia
hair of the dog — a morning drink of an intoxicant Usually after too many the previous evening, the effects of which it is supposed to alleviate. A shortened form of hair of the dog that bit you. In America a horn of the ox (that gored you) means the… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
