high on the hog
Well off; living comfortably or extravagantly due to great wealth or financial security.
Ever since his promotion, they’ve been living high on the hog.
hog
UK /hɒɡ/ US /hɔɡ/
noun 6verb 6
Collocations
5ADJ.
all, awful, high, hungry, inert, long, remote, whole
VERB + HOG
don't, go, likes, tried, went
HOG + NOUN
attention, barn, butcher, farmers, mane, road, room, tv
PREP.
from, into, on, up
ADV.
constantly
Definitions
noun
1
Any animal belonging to the Suidae family of mammals, especially the pig, the warthog, and the boar.
2
An adult swine (contrasted with a pig, a young swine).
Weanlings grow into feeder pigs, and feeder pigs grow into slaughter hogs. […] Ultimately the end use for virtually all pigs and hogs is to be slaughtered for the production of pork and other products.
3
A greedy person or thing; one who refuses to share; a gluttonous one.
resource hog
Since the latest upgrade, this program has turned into a CPU hog.
4
A large motorcycle, particularly a Harley-Davidson.
[…] bike. That rider looked relatively young. If he's a Border Force guy just doing a nine to five job back there, I'd like to know where he gets the money to ride that hog,” Max said. “Looks expensive,” Chloe replied.
[…] bike balanced almost vertically while coasting to a nearly complete stop; […] ride that hog one hundred miles an hour up and off a ramp, […]
5
A young sheep that has not been shorn.
verb
1
To greedily take more than one's share, to take precedence at the expense of another or others.
Hey! Quit hogging all the blankets.
The [...] air-conditioning unit didn't work very good, and there was only one fan; and from the minute me and Winn-Dixie got in the library, he hogged it all.
2
To clip the mane of a horse, making it short and bristly.
Some, perhaps, would wish to plait or shave the tail and crimp or hog the mane to complete the picture.
3
To clip the mane of a horse, making it short and bristly.
4
To scrub with a hog, or scrubbing broom.
5
To cause the keel of a ship to arch upwards (the opposite of sag).
Although most of the buoyancy of a ship is provided by the middle part of the hull and comparatively little by the tapering ends, nothing will ever prevent people from putting heavy weights into the ends of a ship. One result of this is that many vessels tend to 'hog' (the two ends tend to droop and the middle of the hull tends to rise).
Difficulty may be encountered when securing cargo hatches on ships which hog or sag and the water-tight integrity of the ship may be impaired.
verb
1
To process (bark, etc.) into hog fuel.
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
hog heaven
A state of contented bliss.
The boys were in hog heaven fishing with their dad.
go the whole hog
To do something as completely or entirely as possible; to hold back or reserve nothing.
If you can afford a new computer, you might as well go the whole hog and get it custom built.
road hog
A motorist who straddles two lanes of traffic or otherwise monopolizes the road.
ball hog
In team sports, a player who keeps the ball to themselves, rather than passing it.
"Ball hog!" Linda Shanklin howled from the stands. "Pass the ball!"
Example Bank
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Weanlings grow into feeder pigs, and feeder pigs grow into slaughter hogs. […] Ultimately the end use for virtually all pigs and hogs is to be slaughtered for the production of pork and other products
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resource hog
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Since the latest upgrade, this program has turned into a CPU hog.
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Hey! Quit hogging all the blankets.
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The [...] air-conditioning unit didn't work very good, and there was only one fan; and from the minute me and Winn-Dixie got in the library, he hogged it all.
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Some, perhaps, would wish to plait or shave the tail and crimp or hog the mane to complete the picture.
WiktionaryUsage Notes
i Register
In some senses, hog is marked as informal, slang, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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