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live high on the hog

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live high on the hog
to live in great comfort with a lot of money. Gardner, who made only $8,000 last year, has definitely not been living high on the hog.
Related vocabulary: live it up
Etymology: based on the idea that better quality meat is found on the upper parts of a hog (= pig)
See also: high, hog, live
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This Prince of Pork and his associates live high on the hog -- private jets, luxury hotels, limos .
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