the hair of the dog (that bit you) - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus - Cambridge Dictionary Online

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an alcoholic drink taken as a cure the morning after an occasion when you have drunk too much alcohol

(Definition of the hair of the dog (that bit you) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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the hair of the dog (that bit you)
The hand that rocks the cradle (rules the world).
the happy day
the happy event
the hard stuff noun
the hard way

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