like a greased pig

Difficult to catch or hold due to being evasive in some way. Likened to a contest in which contestants attempt to catch a pig that has been covered in grease and set loose. These corporate executives are always like greased pigs when you try to hold them accountable for their actions. I tried to grab hold of our son to bring him inside for dinner, but he was like a greased pig!

like a greased pig

mainly AMERICAN

If someone is like a greased pig, they move very fast and nobody can catch them or stop them. He slid past her like a greased pig. Note: This may come from a fairground competition which was popular in the past, in which a piglet that had been covered in grease was let loose and the person who caught it won a prize.

词组	like a greased pig
释义	like a greased pig like a greased pig Difficult to catch or hold due to being evasive in some way. Likened to a contest in which contestants attempt to catch a pig that has been covered in grease and set loose. These corporate executives are always like greased pigs when you try to hold them accountable for their actions. I tried to grab hold of our son to bring him inside for dinner, but he was like a greased pig! See also: grease, like, pig Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. like a greased pig mainly AMERICAN If someone is like a greased pig, they move very fast and nobody can catch them or stop them. He slid past her like a greased pig. Note: This may come from a fairground competition which was popular in the past, in which a piglet that had been covered in grease was let loose and the person who caught it won a prize. See also: grease, like, pig Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. See also: catching catch hold of catch (a)hold of (someone or something) catch/get/grab/take hold of somebody/something catch-as-catch-can catch as catch can catch (one) with (one's) pants down catch somebody with their pants down catch someone with their pants down catch with pants down
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