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hair of the dog
(redirected from Hair of the dog that bit you)

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Noun1.hair of the dog - an alcoholic drink supposed to cure a hangover
drink - a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner"


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A THE phrase is part of the longer expression 'the hair of the dog that bit you' and dates back to the medieval belief that the burnt hair of the dog that bit you could be used as a antidote against the effect of the bite.
THE Dutch courage didn't work, you're talking mumbo jumbo and even a hair of the dog that bit you has left you cheesed off .
Stalking a vaccine for skin cancer Taking some of the hair of the dog that bit you mab prove sound advice when it comes to skin cancer.
 
 
 
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