whole hog

Example Sentences

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“My chief concern now is that we don’t allow the studios to go whole hog and destroy this beautiful thing that we’ve got all of a sudden,” Cargill said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2022

With three young kids and soaring meat costs, Logan Wagoner decided it was time to go whole hog.

From Washington Post • Aug. 27, 2022

The day includes a tour of the farm and a discussion of raising pastured pigs; butchering a whole hog and talking about various muscles and cooking applications; and making fresh sausage to take home.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2022

And, if you really want to go the whole hog, you can uninstall it.

From The Verge • Sep. 23, 2021

So far we’ve only purchased things from around the edges; we can’t get up the nerve to walk in there whole hog and do our shopping.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver