Hair Of The Dog To Paint The Town Red

The Curious Origins of Everyday Sayings and Fun Phrases

Over 400 intriguing, entertaining, and often hilarious etymological journey
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 Home the Bacon", "Caught Red-Handed", "Under the Weather", Raining Cats and Dogs".

Curiosele origini ale spuselor cotidiene si ale frazelor distractive Peste 400 de calatorii etimologice interesante, distractive si adesea hilar engleza este plina de fraze curioase, intrigante si bizare. Aceasta carte dezvaluie originile surprinzatoare, captivante si chiar amuzante din spatele a 400 dintre ele, inclusiv: „Citeste intre randuri”, „Pisica ti-a luat limba?”, „Pune-ti o soseta”, „Aproape, dar fara trabuc”, „ Adu acasa baconul "," Prins cu mainile rosii "," Sub vreme ", Ploua pisici si caini".