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go the whole hog

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go the whole hog

  (British, American & Australian) also go whole hog (American)

to do something as completely as possible It was going to cost so much to repair my computer, I thought I might as well go the whole hog and buy a new one. I went whole hog and had a huge steak and French fries.

See also: hog, whole