whole hog

[ hohl-hawg, hog ]

/ ˈhoʊl ˈhɔg, ˈhɒg /

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noun

the furthest extent; everything: With them it was whole hog or nothing.

adjective

Usually whole-hog

[hohl-hawg, -hog] /ˈhoʊlˈhɔg, -ˈhɒg/ . complete and thorough; wholehearted: Any whole-hog endorsement of the doctrine would leave its proponent overexposed to counterarguments.

adverb

completely; wholeheartedly: I've long hated this idea that you can't just jump whole hog into radical feminism.

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Idioms about whole hog

go the whole hog, to do something to the fullest extent; proceed with or indulge in something completely and unreservedly:The townspeople went the whole hog for the celebration.Also go whole hog .

Origin of whole hog

An Americanism dating back to 1825–30

Words nearby whole hog

whole food, whole gale, whole-grain, wholehearted, wholeheartedly, whole hog, whole language, whole-length, wholemeal, whole megillah, whole milk

How to use whole hog in a sentence

There are two other options, cuts of the whole hog, on the table.
Environment Report: EPA Narrows Border Pollution Projects to Three|MacKenzie Elmer|August 16, 2021|Voice of San Diego
In that photo, Merabet has a big smile that spreads across his whole face and lights up his eyes.
The Muslim Cop Killed by Terrorists|Michael Daly|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“We talked about the science the whole time the other day,” Krauss told The Daily Beast in a phone interview.
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If the Israel model ban were directed towards disordered eating, Ravin says she would support it whole-heartedly.
How Skinny Is Too Skinny? Israel Bans ‘Underweight’ Models|Carrie Arnold|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST

What an amazing thing to be able to listen to any music you want, a whole world of bands.
Belle & Sebastian Aren’t So Shy Anymore|James Joiner|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And Air Force assessors are the first to say such imaging never tells the whole story.
Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War|Nancy A. Youssef|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
You would not think it too much to set the whole province in flames so that you could have your way with this wretched child.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
Now, it immediately occurred to Davy that he had never in his whole life had all the plums he wanted at any one time.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
But Polavieja started his campaign with the immense advantage of having the whole of the dry season before him.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
All changes are to be Rang either by walking them (as the term is) or else Whole-pulls, or Half-pulls.
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The plant as a whole remains green until late in the autumn.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin

British Dictionary definitions for whole hog

whole hog

noun

slang the whole or total extent (esp in the phrase go the whole hog)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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whole hog

see go whole hog.

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