whole hog

[ hohl-hawg, hog ]

/ ˈhoʊl ˈhɔg, ˈhɒg /

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noun Informal.

the furthest extent; everything: With them it was whole hog or nothing.

Idioms for whole hog

go whole hog, Informal. to do something completely or thoroughly: The townspeople went whole hog for the celebration.Also go the whole hog .

Origin of whole hog

An Americanism dating back to 1825–30

Words nearby whole hog

whole-cell vaccine, whole food, whole gale, whole-grain, wholehearted, whole hog, whole language, whole-length, wholemeal, whole megillah, whole milk

Definition for whole hog (2 of 2)

whole-hog

[ hohl-hawg, -hog ]

/ ˈhoʊlˈhɔg, -ˈhɒg /

adjective Informal.

complete and thorough; wholehearted.

Origin of whole-hog

First recorded in 1820–30

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for whole hog

Why did we buy into AIG and Citigroup when we could have actually bought Goldman whole-hog, for a cut-rate price?
Our Crashing Portfolio|Duff McDonald|May 4, 2009|DAILY BEAST
He must be "a whole-hog man" or nothing, a Whig or a Democrat.
The Life Of Abraham Lincoln|Ward H. Lamon
The "whole-hog men" would have none of them, and therein lay the distinction.
The Life Of Abraham Lincoln|Ward H. Lamon

British Dictionary definitions for whole hog

whole hog

noun

slang the whole or total extent (esp in the phrase go the whole hog)

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Idioms and Phrases with whole hog

whole hog

see go whole hog.

单词	whole hog
释义	whole hog [ hohl-hawg, hog ] / ˈhoʊl ˈhɔg, ˈhɒg / SEE SYNONYMS FOR whole hog ON THESAURUS.COM noun Informal. the furthest extent; everything: With them it was whole hog or nothing. Idioms for whole hog go whole hog, Informal. to do something completely or thoroughly: The townspeople went whole hog for the celebration.Also go the whole hog . Origin of whole hog An Americanism dating back to 1825–30 Words nearby whole hog whole-cell vaccine, whole food, whole gale, whole-grain, wholehearted, whole hog, whole language, whole-length, wholemeal, whole megillah, whole milk Definition for whole hog (2 of 2) whole-hog [ hohl-hawg, -hog ] / ˈhoʊlˈhɔg, -ˈhɒg / adjective Informal. complete and thorough; wholehearted. Origin of whole-hog First recorded in 1820–30 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for whole hog Why did we buy into AIG and Citigroup when we could have actually bought Goldman whole-hog, for a cut-rate price? Our Crashing Portfolio\|Duff McDonald\|May 4, 2009\|DAILY BEAST He must be "a whole-hog man" or nothing, a Whig or a Democrat. The Life Of Abraham Lincoln\|Ward H. Lamon The "whole-hog men" would have none of them, and therein lay the distinction. The Life Of Abraham Lincoln\|Ward H. Lamon British Dictionary definitions for whole hog whole hog noun slang the whole or total extent (esp in the phrase go the whole hog) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with whole hog whole hog see go whole hog. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to whole hog whole nine yards
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whole hog

noun Informal.

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Origin of whole hog

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Definition for whole hog (2 of 2)

adjective Informal.

Origin of whole-hog

Example sentences from the Web for whole hog

British Dictionary definitions for whole hog

noun

Idioms and Phrases with whole hog

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