| 词汇 | live high off the hog |
| 释义 | Idiom live high off the hog and live high on the hog; eat high on the hog Theme: WEALTH to live well and eat good food. (Folksy. Note the variation with pretty.)After they discovered oil on their land, they lived pretty high on the hog.Looks like we're eating high on the hog tonight. What's the occasion? Idiom live high off the hoglive high off/on the hog American & Australian to have a lot of money and live in comfort, especially eating and drinking a lot.He was a millionaire who lived high on the hog at all times. live high off the hogTo 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 off 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 off the hog, after all. live high off the hogand live high on the hog; eat high on the hogRur. to live well and eat good food. (Note the variation with pretty.) After they discovered oil on their land, they lived pretty high on the hog. Looks like we're living high off the hog tonight. What's the occasion? high off the hog, to eat/liveTo live well; to prosper. This term comes from the practice of the choicest cuts for ham and bacon being taken from high up on the pig’s side. It originated in the American South in the nineteenth century and became extremely common in the mid-twentieth century. It is sometimes put as eating high on the hog. |
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