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pelt of the dog
Noun
humorous
idiomatic
rare
Japanese Meaning
二日酔いや禁断症状の状態で、症状の緩和を狙うというよりかは、かえって酔っぱらいになるほどの過剰な量の酒を飲む行為（「hair of the dog」に類似する慣用表現）
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(rare, humorous, idiomatic) An immoderate, excessive quantity of alcohol drunk the morning after whilst suffering withdrawal symptoms or a hangover, which goes beyond alleviating the complaint to causing drunkenness; compare hair of the dog.
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pelt of the dog
Bleary-eyed and desperate for relief, he reached for a pelt of the dog and drank until he was more drunk than the night before.
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Bleary-eyed and desperate for relief, he reached for a pelt of the dog and drank until he was more drunk than the night before.
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