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

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

From The Verge • Sep. 23, 2021

He turns out the kind of giant beef ribs and dark, jiggly briskets that help to define Central Texas barbecue, but he also serves whole hog barbecue on the weekends, and ages quail and duck.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2021

Now that she had found her own things, she wanted to go the whole hog and pick out things for the boys, too.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken