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
"The hair of the dog," repeated Waddles, wrinkling his brow.
From Fore! by Charles Emmett Van Loan
