APAD: The hair of the dog

Meaning:

   A small measure of drink, intended to cure a hangover.

 

Background:

   The fuller version of this phrase, that is, `the hair of the dog that bit

   me', gives a clue to the source of the name of this supposed hangover cure.

 

   That derivation is from the medieval belief that, when someone was bitten by

   a rabid dog, a cure could be made by applying the same dog's hair to the

   infected wound. How many people managed to get bitten again when trying to

   approach the aforesaid dog to acquire the hair to achieve this completely

   useless remedy isn't known. The knowledge of the derivation should at least

   put paid to the frequent `hare of the dog' misspelling.

 

   Whilst the hair of the dog that bit us is now dismissed as an effective

   rabies treatment, the taking of additional alcohol to cure a hangover has

   some scientific basis. The symptoms of hangover are partly induced by a

   withdrawal from alcohol poisoning. A small measure of alcohol may be some

   temporary relief, even if in the longer term it makes the hangover worse.

 

- www.phrases.org.uk [edited]

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My trick to enjoy Chinese hard liqor, 二锅头, for example, is not to be

greedy. Pluck a few hairs but not too many that the dog starts to bristle.

Several factors come into play as one tries to strike a balance, hydration,

mood, food being consumed, etc. Over time, one develops an art.

 

hahaha, art of drinking! I don't drink but I belive U ;-))

maybe the cure of overweight is to eat a bit more 2. Joking;

I used to binge-eat at supper after fasting the whole day,

feeling like a python after swallowing a goat :-)

know that feeling. love rice poridge and often have moreThan

stomach can take, so they piled up all the way 2 throat ;-))

I see. Saw a title once: 坚硬的稀粥, the penny just dropped. :-)

中文也有这种nonsense，以酒解醉

Wife Q blonde hair on my jacket, I hugged a golden retriever

Did she check elsewhere, just to make sure? :-)))

Yes. It's scientific nonsense. AI's going to fix it. :-)

haha, I used to like 王蒙, but not anymore ;-))

Never liked/disliked him. The tittle stuck, however.

tried&true tip: thick milk or dark soysauceGood 4smallBurn,

Learned hangover.