eat high on the hog

To prosper or otherwise live very well. It refers to the rich being able to afford the choicest cut of meat, which, from a pig, is higher up on the animal. They've been eating high on the hog ever since David won the lottery. It must be a shock for them having to count their pennies like this—they're used to eating high on the hog, after all.

词组	eat high on the hog
释义	eat high on the hog eat high on the hog To prosper or otherwise live very well. It refers to the rich being able to afford the choicest cut of meat, which, from a pig, is higher up on the animal. They've been eating high on the hog ever since David won the lottery. It must be a shock for them having to count their pennies like this—they're used to eating high on the hog, after all. See also: eat, high, hog, on Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: eat high off the hog high off the hog, eat high off the hog, to eat/live live high off the hog live high on the hog be living high on the hog high off the hog high on the hog pork chop bleed like a (stuck) pig
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