go the whole hog
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go the whole hog
To do something thoroughly and without holding back.
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Translations
يَقوم بالعَمَلِ كامِلا
dotáhnout věc do konce
gå linen ud
aufs Ganze gehen
belead apait-anyait
dotiahnuť vec do konca
hog
(hog) noun (especially American) a pig.
verb – past tense, past participle hogged – 1. to gobble up greedily.
2. to take or use more of than one ought to; to keep or use longer than one ought to. She's hogging the telephone and no-one else can use it.
ˈhogwash noun (especially American) nonsense.
go the whole hog to do something completely. I've bought a new dress – I think I'll go the whole hog and buy a complete outfit.
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