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. completely; wholeheartedly:

   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 )

Word History and Origins

Origin of whole hog¹

An Americanism dating back to 1825–30

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 .

Example Sentences

The second development was that Donald Trump and his family jumped whole hog into the crypto market.

From Los Angeles Times

One of the first was going whole hog into native plants without understanding anything about them.

From Los Angeles Times

That was a military-style operation using an armed Border Patrol, but Trump seems enthusiastic to go whole hog and just use the military.

From Slate

May went whole hog with the budget.

From Los Angeles Times

With over $150,000 in prize money to be awarded, 129 cooking teams from 22 states and four foreign countries are competing in one of three main categories of ribs, shoulder and whole hog.

From Seattle Times