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go the whole hog

Meaning of "go the whole hog" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF GO THE WHOLE HOG

go the whole hog


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GO THE WHOLE HOG

go the distance · go the rounds · go through · go through the hoop · go through the motions · go to · go to bed · go to blazes! · go to court · go to ground · go to it · go to law · go to meet one´s Maker · go to one´s head · go to pieces · go to pot · go to sea · go to seed · go to the country · go to the devil

WORDS THAT END LIKE GO THE WHOLE HOG

chog · cohog · gas hog · groundhog · hedgehog · hog · live high on the hog · mummichog · puck hog · quahog · quohog · road hog · roadhog · sandhog · seahog · shog · warthog · water hog · whole hog · whole-hog

Synonyms and antonyms of go the whole hog in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «go the whole hog» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GO THE WHOLE HOG

Find out the translation of go the whole hog to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of go the whole hog from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «go the whole hog» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

去整猪
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

ir hasta el final
570 millions of speakers
en

English

go the whole hog
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

अंजाम देना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يذهب حتى النهاية
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

идти до конца
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

ir o porco inteiro
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

পুরো ঘুঘু
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

aller jusqu´au bout
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Pergi ke seluruh babi
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

gehen aufs Ganze
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

全体にやる
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

전체 돼지 갈
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Lunga kabeh babi lanang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đi toàn bộ những con heo
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

முழு ஹாக் போ
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

संपूर्ण शेंग जा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Bütün domuza git
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

andare fino in fondo
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

idź na całość
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

йти до кінця
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

merge până la capăt
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πάει ολόκληρο το γουρούνι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gaan die hele hog
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ta ut svängarna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gå hele hog
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GO THE WHOLE HOG»

Discover the use of go the whole hog in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to go the whole hog and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Early American Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases
1834 MVanBuren in Jackson Correspondence 5.275: I have sent them a whole- Hog toast, 283: Grundy told me the other day he would go the whole hog for you. 1837 Hone Diary 1.242-3: Or, to use an expression which was brought into the ...
Bartlett Jere Whiting, 1977
2
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
Others, again, who go the whole hog, are clear that nothing will do but vesting it at once in the universal suffrage of the whole males in the parish above twenty- one years of age. Thus, though the revolutionary band are by no means at one as  ...
‎1840
3
An American Glossary
Go the whole hog— contd. 1830 As ladies now wear pantaloons and boots, I see no reason why they should not " go the whole hog," and mount the hat and swallow-tailed coat likewise. — Id., p. 186. 1833 But didn't I go the whole animal ?
Richard Hopwood Thornton, Louise Hanley, 1912
4
A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
242) Hughes, Thomas. Tom Brown's Schooldays. 1857. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1906. 1929 "They don't go the whole hog and make a clean sweep." (p. 187) Wentworth, Patricia. Grey Mask. 1929. New York: Warner Books, 1986.
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005
5
Let's Talk Turkey: The Stories Behind America's Favorite ...
ments, “[T]he Democrats . . . generally go the whole hog—they never scratch or split differences.” The slogan for Jackson's 1832 reelection campaign was “ Jackson forever: Go the whole hog!” A whole hog is a lot—two hundred pounds or more ...
Rosemarie Ostler
6
Notes and Queries
Yet should any one hear amongst gamesters the expression " I'll go the whole hog,' by no means let him infer that the play is for swine, whether whole or cut up. " Hog," in vernacular English, was, and is, a piece of money. Once it was a shilling ...
William White, 1858
7
Presidential Campaigns, Slogans, Issues, and Platforms: The ...
“Jackson Forever: Go the Whole Hog” was a slogan used by the supporters of President Andrew Jackson's 1832 reelection campaign. During an era when the vast majority of Americans worked the land for a living, the hog symbolized ...
Robert North Roberts, Scott J. Hammond, Valerie A. Sulfaro, 2012
8
Americanisms; the English of the New world
To go the whole hog is a slang phrase, well known in England and exceedingly popular in the West, which has sorely puzzled antiquarians. Some seek its source in the fact that in vernacular English hog was for many centuries the name of a ...
Maximilian Schele De Vere, 1872
9
Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases ...
Suppose we keep thanksgivin' to home this year, and invite all our whole grist of cousins and aunts and things, — go the whole figure and do the genteel thing. — McClintock's Tales. To go the Whole Hog. A Western vulgarism, meaning to do ...
John Russell Bartlett, 1877
10
Dictionary of Americanisms, 2nd ed. enlarged
Suppose we keep thanksgivin' to home this year, and invite all our whole grist of cousins and aunts and things, — go the whole figure and do the genteel thing. — McClintock's Tale*. To go the Whole Hog. A Western vulgarism, meaning to do ...
John Russell Bartlett, 1877

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GO THE WHOLE HOG»

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Quackery Remains Bane of It Practice in Nigeria, Prof. Asor, CPN …
Now coming to register with Council will now be the second aspect, I am going to go the whole hog to ensure that computing standard is ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
2
OPINION: Willie Jackson
So while it's great to make it the law to insulate rentals and provide smoke alarms, why not go the whole hog and make it compulsory to provide ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
3
Bridging the digital divide with economic, refurbished e-assets
“The only way forward to increase IT penetration is to go the whole hog for refurbished PCs, tablets, and smartphones,” Rahul Chowdhury, CEO ... «Hindu Business Line, Jul 15»
4
Slow learners on debt dynamics spread pain and confusion
But she doesn't want to go the whole hog and tear up the IOU because her balance sheet would be messed up if she wrote off the €1m - it ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
5
Who said Alan Pardew had an ego? Video Special
Why don't they just go the whole hog and have their own radio station broadcasting propaganda all day? Ding-dong. "This is Chairman Penfold ... «The Mag, Jul 15»
6
CHRIS KIRWAN: 'A' teams needed to bridge gap to pro ranks
That's why the changes to the British and Irish Cup are prudent – although we might as well go the whole hog by calling them 'Newport Gwent ... «South Wales Argus, Jul 15»
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CHRIS KIRWAN: A teams needed to bridge gap to pro ranks
That's why the changes to the British and Irish Cup are prudent – although we might as well go the whole hog by calling them 'Newport Gwent Dragons A' rather ... «South Wales Argus, Jul 15»
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FAMILY DAYS OUT: Legoland
We were still wet from the Coastguard ride so decided to go the whole hog on Pirate Falls Treasure Quest. As we bobbed along the water into what looked like a ... «Swindon Advertiser, Jul 15»
9
Shah pushes Bengal poll goal to 2019
... has set its sights on the next Lok Sabha polls, fuelling speculation that the saffronites may not go the whole hog against Trinamool in 2016. «Times of India, Jul 15»
10
Ways To Wear Florals: Summer 2015
Whether you opt for a floral blazer or go the whole hog with a botanical suit, wear yours with a crisp white button-down shirt underneath and cut ... «FashionBeans, Jul 15»
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