hair of the dog
Example Sentences
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Instead, England opted for hair of the dog.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
The hair of the dog is no miracle remedy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2025
Even the oft-suggested hair of the dog, a metaphor which, according to Bishop-Stall, dates back to Ancient Greece in 400 BCE and Antiphanes, has some merit.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 23, 2018
Call if an offensive resurgence, call it the shaking off cobwebs, call it hair of the dog.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 28, 2018
If she tries another hair of the dog that has already bitten her and allows the hair specialist to guide her again, she goes through more worries of similar fashion.
From Quit Your Worrying! by James, George Wharton
