eat high on the hog

eat high on the hog
live high off the hog & live high on the hog & eat high on the hog
Rur. to live well and eat good food. (Note the variation with

pretty.

) •

After they discovered oil on their land, they lived pretty high on the hog.

Looks like we're living high off the hog tonight. What's the occasion?


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • 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 off the hog — See high on the hog …   English 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 — phrasal : to live well …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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