the hair of the dog (that bit you)
US /ðə hɛr əv ðə dɔɡ (ðæt bɪt ju)/
UK /ðə hɛr əv ðə dɔɡ (ðæt bɪt ju)/
1.
an alcoholic drink taken to cure a hangover
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After a night of heavy drinking, he needed the hair of the dog to feel better.
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Some people swear by the hair of the dog as a hangover cure.