eat (live) high on the hog

eat (live) high on the hog
or[eat (live) high off the hog] {v. phr.} To eat or live well or elegantly. * /For the first few days after the check arrived, they ate high on the hog./ Compare: IN CLOVER or IN THE CLOVER, ON EASY STREET.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • eat (live) high on the hog — or[eat (live) high off the hog] {v. phr.} To eat or live well or elegantly. * /For the first few days after the check arrived, they ate high on the hog./ Compare: IN CLOVER or IN THE CLOVER, ON EASY STREET …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • live high off the hog — or[eat high on the hog] See: EAT (LIVE) HIGH ON THE HOG or EAT (LIVE) HIGH OFF THE HOG …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • live high off the hog — or[eat high on the hog] See: EAT (LIVE) HIGH ON THE HOG or EAT (LIVE) HIGH OFF THE HOG …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • live\ high\ off\ the\ hog — • eat high on the hog • live high off the hog v. phr. To eat or live well or elegantly. For the first few days after the check arrived, they ate high on the hog. Compare: in clover or in the clover, on easy street …   Словарь американских идиом

  • eat\ high\ on\ the\ hog — • eat high on the hog • live high off the hog v. phr. To eat or live well or elegantly. For the first few days after the check arrived, they ate high on the hog. Compare: in clover or in the clover, on easy street …   Словарь американских идиом

  • eat high on the hog — [v] live well be in fat city*, be in hog heaven*, be sitting pretty, have it good, have it made, sit pretty; concept 5 …   New thesaurus

  • eat high on the hog — phrasal : to live well …   Useful english dictionary

  • on the hog — See: LIVE HIGH OFF THE HOG or EAT HIGH ON THE HOG …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • on the hog — See: LIVE HIGH OFF THE HOG or EAT HIGH ON THE HOG …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • on\ the\ hog — See: live high off the hog or eat high on the hog …   Словарь американских идиом

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