IdiomFood & Drink
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EnglishHair of the dog
Meaning: A morning drink taken to cure a hangover.
Example: “After the wedding, Uncle Joe ordered a Bloody Mary at brunch: a little hair of the dog.”
Origin: From medieval folk medicine, which treated rabies by laying hairs of the offending dog on the bite — like cures like, including last night's wine.
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