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hair of the dog

/ˈhɛər əv ðə dɒɡ/

Traducción: Expresión informal que se refiere a la práctica de consumir alcohol para aliviar la resaca, basada en la idea de que 'lo similar cura lo similar'.

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/ˈhɛər əv ðə dɒɡ/C1slang
  • esExpresión informal que se refiere a la práctica de consumir alcohol para aliviar la resaca, basada en la idea de que 'lo similar cura lo similar'.

An informal expression referring to the practice of drinking alcohol to cure a hangover, based on the idea that 'like cures like.'

  1. Hangover remedyB2informal

    An alcoholic drink taken to relieve the symptoms of a hangover, based on the idea that 'like cures like'.

    esLa curativa

    • He ordered a Bloody Mary as a hair of the dog.
    • Some people swear by a hair of the dog the morning after a party.
    • She tried a hair of the dog to cure her headache.