Meaning of high on the hog | Babel Free

Definitions

Well off; living comfortably or extravagantly due to great wealth or financial security.

US, idiomatic

Examples

“Ever since his promotion, they’ve been living high on the hog.”

“With all the tenderloin, spareribs and backbones, we lived “high off the hog”.”

“Down our way there is a favorite expression used quite often—“eating high on the hog”. That is what our competitors have⟳ been doing…”

“The synthetic belle wins the prize and her creators are eating high off the hog until the nation’s Press⟳ demands a look⟳ at the original.”

“If she was pulling this scam off all that time, I think⟳ she'd be living a little higher on the hog, don't you?”

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