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1 go the whole hog
(to do something completely: I've bought a new dress - I think I'll go the whole hog and buy a complete outfit.) ta skrittet fullt ut -
2 hog
hoɡ 1. noun((especially American) a pig.) gris, svin2. verb1) (to gobble up greedily.) ete grådig2) (to take or use more of than one ought to; to keep or use longer than one ought to: She's hogging the telephone and no-one else can use it.) forsyne seg med mer enn sin del, beslaglegge•- hogwash- go the whole hoggris--------svinIsubst. \/hɒɡ\/1) ( pattedyr i familien Suidae) svin2) ( husdyr) gris, tamsvin, slaktegris, galte (kastrert hann)3) ( overført) svin, gris4) ( overført) storeter5) ( overført) egoist, grådig person6) (britisk, dialekt) ungsau (før første klipping)7) ( sjøfart) bunnskraper8) (sjøfart, også hog piece) kjølsvin9) (jernbane, slang) godslokomotiv10) ( gammeldags) shillingbring\/take one's hogs to the wrong market eller bring\/take one's hogs to a bad market ha uflaks, gjøre noe forgjevesgo the whole hog ta skrittet fullt ut, løpe linen uthog in armour en som virker utilpass i nye klær utkledd bondetamplive high off\/on the hog (amer., hverdagslig) være midt i smørøyet, sitte godt i det, leve et luksuriøst livIIverb \/hɒɡ\/1) ( om hesteman) kortklippe, stusse2) skyte rygg, krumme ryggen3) ( sjøfart) bli kjølsprengt, bli kjølbrutt4) ( hverdagslig) karre til seg, rake til seg, krafse til seg, være grådig5) ( hverdagslig) legge beslag påhog down sluke, stappe i seghog the floor ta over ordet, ha ordet hele tiden
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(the) whole hog — copulation Usually after courtship involving exploratory sexual acts, and in the phrase go the whole hog, meaning to do something completely, which was derived either from eating a male pig at a sitting or from drinking all of a hogshead of … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
go the whole hog — see under ↑whole • • • Main Entry: ↑go go the whole hog see under ↑whole • • • Main Entry: ↑hog go the whole hog 1. To do what one is doing thoroughly or completely … Useful english dictionary
go\ the\ whole\ hog — • go the whole hog • go whole hog v. phr. informal To do something completely or thoroughly; to give all your strength or attention to something. When Bob became interested in model airplanes, he went the whole hog. The family went whole hog at… … Словарь американских идиом
go the whole hog — or[go whole hog] {v. phr.}, {informal} To do something completely or thoroughly; to give all your strength or attention to something. * /When Bob became interested in model airplanes, he went the whole hog./ * /The family went whole hog at the… … Dictionary of American idioms
go the whole hog — or[go whole hog] {v. phr.}, {informal} To do something completely or thoroughly; to give all your strength or attention to something. * /When Bob became interested in model airplanes, he went the whole hog./ * /The family went whole hog at the… … Dictionary of American idioms
go the whole hog — If you go the whole hog, you do something completely or to its limits … The small dictionary of idiomes
go the whole hog — British, American & Australian, American to do something as completely as possible. It was going to cost so much to repair my computer, I thought I might as well go the whole hog and buy a new one. I went whole hog and had a huge steak and French … New idioms dictionary
go the whole hog — ► go the whole hog informal do something completely or thoroughly. Main Entry: ↑hog … English terms dictionary
go the whole hog — verb To do something as entirely or completely as possible; to reserve or hold back nothing. If you can afford a new computer, you might as well go the whole hog and get it custom built. Syn: go all out, pull out all the stops … Wiktionary
go the whole hog — make a thorough job of something They really went the whole hog in their efforts to welcome the foreign visitors … Idioms and examples
go the whole hog — If you go the whole hog, you do something completely or to its limits. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
