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live high off the hog

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  1. see high off the hog.

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“Tech Transfer” is the world of Dr. Swinger writ large, populated by scientific entrepreneurs who have learned how to absorb federal funds, suppress charges of malfeasance and live high off the hog.

From New York Times • May 24, 2010

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