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go whole hog

go whole hog is the alternative form of go the whole hog.

Meaning of go the whole hog

Verb

go the whole hog (third-person singular simple present goes the whole hog, present participle going the whole hog, simple past went the whole hog, past participle gone the whole hog)

  1. (US, idiomatic, informal, intransitive) To do something as completely or entirely as possible; to hold back or reserve nothing.
    • If you can afford a new computer, you might as well go the whole hog and get it custom built.

Forms of go whole hog

third-person singular presentgoes whole hog
present participlegoing whole hog
pastwent whole hog
past participlegone whole hog

Questions about go whole hog

What is go whole hog the alternative form of?
Go whole hog is the alternative form of go the whole hog.

Words near go whole hog in the dictionary

  1. go walking
  2. go way back
  3. go west
  4. go whacks
  5. go whistle
  6. go whole hog
  7. go wide
  8. go wild
  9. go Winchester
  10. go with
  11. go with a swing

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