Hardcover
Uncover hilarious origins of baffling English phrases, trivia for language lovers.
Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red
The Curious Origins of Everyday Sayings and Fun Phrases
$38.77
- Hardcover
250 pages
- Release Date
28 February 2026
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Summary
Discover hundreds of intriguing, entertaining, and often hilarious origins to the English language’s most curious phrases in this fascinating trivia book from best-selling author Andrew Thompson.
English is filled with curious, intriguing, and bizarre phrases. This book reveals the surprising, captivating, and even hilarious origins behind four hundred of them, including:
- Read Between the Lines
- Cat Got Your Tongue? Put a Sock in It
- Clos…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781612439648 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1612439640 |
| Author: | Andrew Thompson |
| Publisher: | Ulysses Press |
| Imprint: | Ulysses Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 250 |
| Release Date: | 28 February 2026 |
| Weight: | 304g |
| Dimensions: | 130mm x 184mm |
A-Format111 × 178 mm
130 × 184 mm
B-Format130 × 198 mm
C-Format153 × 234 mm
A4210 × 297 mm
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About The Author
Andrew Thompson
Andrew Thompson practices law but his obsession with finding out the truth about aspects of the world that we take for granted has led him to accumulate a vast body of knowledge that he has at last distilled into book form.
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