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goes the whole hog

goes the whole hog is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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.

Questions about goes the whole hog

What is goes the whole hog the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes the whole hog is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go the whole hog.

Words near goes the whole hog in the dictionary

  1. goes the way of
  2. goes the way of all the earth
  3. goes the way of the dinosaurs
  4. goes the way of the dodo
  5. goes the way of the dodo bird
  6. goes the whole hog
  7. goes the whole pile
  8. goes their separate ways
  9. goes there
  10. goes through
  11. goes through fire and water

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