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Hair-of-the-pack

English translation: a lot of (alcoholic) drinks

02:57 May 27, 2015
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: Hair-of-the-pack
"Well,"he started,his voice cracking,"to tell you the truth,I'm a little shaky right now."Just a little,he thought."I had a rough night and I guess i need a little hair-of-the-dog."Hair-of-the-pack,he wanted to say.
Does Hair-of-the-pack mean a lot of drinks?
Shirley Fan
Local time: 09:03
Selected answer:a lot of (alcoholic) drinks
Explanation:
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Darius Saczuk
United States
Local time: 21:03
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4 +6a lot of (alcoholic) drinks
Darius Saczuk


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
hair-of-the-pack
a lot of (alcoholic) drinks


Explanation:
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Darius Saczuk
United States
Local time: 21:03
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Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  JaneTranslates
14 mins
  -> Thank you, Jane.
agree  Terry Richards: Yes, consumed the next morning.
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Terry.
agree  Jack Doughty
2 hrs
  -> Thank you Jack.
agree  jccantrell: How I would understand it from the USA.
10 hrs
  -> Thanks. :-)
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: yes, need more than one drink not just a "hair of the dog" but a whole pack
1 day 5 hrs
agree  Alok Tiwari
4 days
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