what do you expect from a pig but a grunt

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• what can you expect from a pig but a grunt? — Used rhetorically with reference to coarse or boorish behaviour. 1731 Poor Robin’s Almanack C6 If we petition a Hog, what can we expect but a grunt. 1827 SCOTT Journal 10 Apr. (1941) 41 They refuse a draught of £20, because, in mistake, it was £8 …   Proverbs new dictionary

• what can you expect from a hog but a grunt? — (USA) This means that you can t expect people to behave in a way that is not in their character a hog is a pig , so an unrefined person can t be expected to behave in a refined way …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• what can you expect from a hog but a grunt? — (USA)    This means that you can t expect people to behave in a way that is not in their character a hog is a pig , so an unrefined person can t be expected to behave in a refined way.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• pig — see dogs look up to you, cats look down on you, pigs is equal what can you expect from a pig but a grunt? …   Proverbs new dictionary

• grunt — see what can you expect from a pig but a grunt? …   Proverbs new dictionary

• expect — see what can you expect from a pig but a grunt? blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed …   Proverbs new dictionary

• Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind …   Proverbs new dictionary

• List of Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo characters — The universe of the anime and manga series Bobobo bo Bo bobo is a home to a wide array of fictional characters. Contents 1 Main characters 1.1 Bobobo bo Bo bobo 1.2 Beauty 1.3 …   Wikipedia