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pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered

pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered proverb: reasonable ambition or profit leads to gain, yet excessive greed or overreaching leads to ruin.

Proverb

pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered

  1. (cautionary proverb) Reasonable ambition or profit leads to gain, yet excessive greed or overreaching leads to ruin.

Questions about pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered

What does pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered mean?
Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered means reasonable ambition or profit leads to gain, yet excessive greed or overreaching leads to ruin.
What part of speech is pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered?
Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered is a proverb.

Words near pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered in the dictionary

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  3. pigs
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  6. pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered
  7. pigs in a blanket
  8. pigs in a poke
  9. pigs in blankets
  10. pigs in pokes
  11. pigs in the parlour

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