朋友喝得酩酊大醉,而且醉了一宿，有什么解酒妙方嗎？有，解方就是the hair of the dog (that bit you)。乍聽起來，這二者好象風馬牛不相及。
這個短語的本意是，如果被狗咬傷了，咬傷的部位必須得用從咬人的那條狗身上的狗毛來治療。現在， The(A) hair of the dog (that bit you)已經成為一種幽默的用法，指用來解宿醉的酒(an alcoholic drink taken in the morning because it is said to cure illness caused by drinking too much alcohol the night before)
《底特律自由新聞》1888年里面一段引語中的用法那樣，"dog" 并非一定指烈酒（liquor）：
TRAVIS: "Hello, De Smith! You're looking better than expected. I understood that you were completely crushed by that love affair. How did you recover?"
DE SMITH: "Hair of the dog that bit me. Fell in love with another girl."
顯然，這里的"dog"就是指"女孩"了。所以如果你喝錯了什么，用錯了什么，后來又要用同樣的東西做解藥，你都可以說The(A) hair of the dog (that bit you)。
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