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eat like a pig (informal)

to eat a lot, or to eat noisily and unpleasantly. Christine is one of those lucky people who can eat like a pig and still stay thin.

See also: eat, like

a guinea pig

if someone is used as a guinea pig, new ideas or products are tested on them. They're looking for volunteers to act as guinea pigs for a new AIDS vaccine.

in a pig's eye (American, informal)

something that you say which means you think there is no chance that something is true or that something will happen. Me, in love with Sandra? In a pig's eye I am.

See also: eye

make a pig of yourself (informal)

to eat too much. I made a real pig of myself at Christmas so I'm on a diet again.

make a pig's ear of something/doing something (British, informal)

to do something very badly. Tim made a right pig's ear of putting those shelves up.

See also: ear

a pig in a poke

something that you buy or accept without first seeing it or knowing what it is like, with the result that it might not be what you want. Clothes from a catalogue are a pig in a poke. You can't feel the quality of the fabric or know if the clothes will fit.

See also: poke

Pig's arse! (Australian, very informal)

something that you say when you do not believe what someone has just told you. She told you she was pregnant? Pig's arse! - don't believe a word she says.

See also: arse

squeal like a stuck pig (informal)

to make a long, high sound, usually because you are hurt. It was only a scratch, but he started squealing like a stuck pig.

See also: like, stuck

sweat like a pig (informal)

to sweat (= have liquid coming out of your skin) a lot. I was so nervous, I was sweating like a pig.

See also: like, sweat

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a pig in a poke

something that you buy without knowing if it is good or not. When you buy a used car, you may be getting a pig in a poke.

Etymology: based on an old meaning of buy a pig in a poke (= buy a pig in a bag), which you would buy without first seeing it

See also: poke

pig out

to eat a lot. Our kids dream of staying up late and pigging out on junk food.