{"product_id":"hair-of-the-dog-to-paint-the-town-red-the-curious-origins-of-everyday-sayings-and-fun-phrases-9781612439648","title":"Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red: The Curious Origins of Everyday Sayings and Fun Phrases","description":"\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRead Between the Lines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCat Got Your Tongue? Put a Sock in It\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClose, but No Cigar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBring Home the Bacon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaught Red-Handed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnder the Weather\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRaining Cats and Dogs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for trivia and language lovers alike, this entertaining collection is the ultimate guide to understanding these baffling mini mysteries of the English language.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781612439648\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: Special ed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 01 Mar 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Ulysses Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: Berkeley, CA, United States\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 18.4(H)x13(L)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\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\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Andrew Thompson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48055494738137,"sku":"9781612439648","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781612439648.jpg?v=1772454666","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/hair-of-the-dog-to-paint-the-town-red-the-curious-origins-of-everyday-sayings-and-fun-phrases-9781612439648","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}