pick

off the hog

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LIVE HIGH OFF THE HOG.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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eat (live) high on the hog

[eat (live) high on the hog] or [eat (live) high off the hog] {v. phr.} To eat or live well or elegantly. * /For the first few days after the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

high

[high] See: [COME HELL OR HIGH WATER], [FLYING HIGH], [GO THROUGH HELL AND HIGH WATER], [HELL AND HIGH WATER], [HIT THE HIGH SPOTS], [LIVE HIGH OFF THE HOG] or [EAT […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hog

[hog] See: [EAT (LIVE) HIGH ON THE HOG] or [EAT (LIVE) HIGH OFF THE HOG], [GO THE WHOLE HOG] or [GO WHOLE HOG], [ROAD HOG]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

eat

[eat] See: [DOG-EAT-DOG], [LIVE HIGH OFF THE HOG] or [EAT HIGH ON THE HOG], [LOOK LIKE THE CAT THAT ATE THE CANARY]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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