Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red

Discover hundreds of entertaining and often hilarious etymological journeys, by the bestselling author of Can Holding in a Fart Kill You?

English is filled with curious, intriguing and bizarre phrases. This book reveals the surprising, captivating and even hilarious origins behind 400 of them, including:

• Read between the Lines

• Cat Got Your Tongue?

• Put a Sock in It

• Close, but No Cigar

• Bring Hom...