hair of the dog; morning drink to cure a hangover
Refers to drinking alcohol the morning after heavy drinking to alleviate a hangover. A common folk remedy.
Some people say that hair of the dog works for a hangover.
Drinking hair of the dog from the morning is not good for your health.
Formed from 迎え “meeting; countering” and 酒 “alcohol,” denoting a drink taken to meet and alleviate a hangover.