hair of the dog that bit you: an alcoholic drink taken to cure a hangover. Hence elliptically, as hair of the dog.
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > types or qualities of intoxicating liquor > [noun] > fortifying or reviving (11) hair of the dog that bit you1546 hair of the dog that bit you: an alcoholic drink taken to cure a hangover. Hence elliptically, as hair of the dog. eye-opener1818 U.S. colloquial. An invigorating or refreshing drink, esp. an alcoholic drink, taken early in the day, esp. as the first drink of the day; (more… bracer1829 That which braces (the nerves); hence a tonic medicine (a common sense in 18th cent., now obsolete); spec. a drink taken to brace one up (colloquial… livener1870 Something that enlivens, a tonic, esp. a drink of beer or spirits; a pick-me-up. corpse reviver1871 a kind of ‘mixed’ drink; now esp. a pick-me-up for a hangover. reviver1876 Something which has a reviving, restorative, or invigorating effect. Later also colloquial: a stimulating drink, esp. an alcoholic one. screw1877 slang. A stimulating or invigorating drink; a tonic, a pick-me-up. Obsolete. rare. fearnought1880 A drink to keep up the spirits. pickup1881 = pick-me-up, n. 1. stiffener1928 A fortifying or reviving drink, spec. an alcoholic one. slang. warmer-upper1960 warmer-up, something that warms oneself or another up; spec. (a) a preliminary item designed to put an audience in a receptive mood; also, one who… |
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