go hog wild

Idioms  

1. Become crazy with excitement, as in The crowd went hog wild as soon as the band began to play. Why this expression should allude to the craziness of hogs is no longer known. [Colloquial; c. 1900]

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Example Sentences

Seriously though, you can have so much fun with grilled cheese: Make all the ones in the book and then go hog wild and start creating your own versions using ingredients that speak to you.

From Salon • May 28, 2024

Or you could go hog wild and write the letter by hand.

From Washington Post • Feb. 24, 2023

This is not a moment to panic and go hog wild with security in Seattle’s schools; heavy-handed measures that do little but make the educational environment even more unappealing to students.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 18, 2022

Now that I have kids of my own, I can guess why they stepped back and let us go hog wild.

From Slate • Nov. 25, 2016

“I think I’d be lying to you if I told you any different. But saying that, that doesn’t mean that we need to go hog wild doing something, either,” Schneider said.

From Washington Times • Apr. 28, 2015