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whole hog

[ hohl hawg, hog ]

noun

  1. the furthest extent; everything:

    With them it was whole hog or nothing.



adjective

  1. Usually whole-hog []. complete and thorough; wholehearted:

    Any whole-hog endorsement of the doctrine would leave its proponent overexposed to counterarguments.

adverb

  1. I've long hated this idea that you can't just jump whole hog into radical feminism.

whole hog

noun

  1. slang.
    the whole or total extent (esp in the phrase go the whole hog )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of whole hog1

An Americanism dating back to 1825–30
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. go the whole hog, to do something to the fullest extent; proceed with or indulge in something completely and unreservedly: Also go whole hog.

    The townspeople went the whole hog for the celebration.

More idioms and phrases containing whole hog

see go whole hog .
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Example Sentences

The second is to go whole hog, declaring marriage a constitutional right for all couples, gay or straight, across America.

Or you could go whole hog like Nub Sweeney and just wear overalls.

Why did we buy into AIG and Citigroup when we could have actually bought Goldman whole-hog, for a cut-rate price?

He devoured at one meal a whole hog; and after it, being accommodated with fruit, he ate three pecks of damsons.

Why not go the whole hog, and think it the only proper thing to do?

If they were to have Home Rule at all they must 'go the whole hog.'

He wants to be—eh—the whole hog, but—eh,—I reckon this is a—eh—free country, ain't it?

Thof I may be a bit up the spout, too, I don't deny; only I baint agoin' the whole hog all at once.

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