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词组 hair of the dog
释义

hair of the dog a small quantity of alcohol taken as a remedy for a hangover. informal

☞ The full form of this phrase is hair of the dog that bit you. Hair from a rabid dog was at one time thought to be a remedy against the effects of its bite; in this expression, the recommended cure for a hangover is a small amount of the cause of the problem.

1987Bruce Allen PoweThe Ice Eaters Murray, still feeling the effects of the previous evening, had suggested they go into a bar because he needed a hair of the dog.

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