live high on the hog
Related to live high on the hog: without a hitch, in droves, in total, be in touch
live 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 living 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 living high on the hog, after all.
See also: high, hog, live, on
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
live high on (or off) the hog
have a luxurious lifestyle. North American 1991 Norman Mailer Harlot's Ghost Even the Joint Chiefs' flunkies live high on the military hog.
See also: high, hog, live, on
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- eat high off the hog
- eat high on the hog
- high off the hog, eat
- high off the hog, to eat/live
- live high off the hog
- be living high on the hog
- high off the hog
- high on the hog
- pork chop
- bleed like a pig