Slang – Pig out.
Meaning – To eat too much or to eat a lot. To make a pig of yourself. To eat to excess. A food binge.
This slang expression is a phrasal verb and it is not separable.
The pig is regarded as a greedy animal. By pigging out you are behaving like a pig.
Example:
- “I’m not feeling great today. Last night I pigged out on pizza and fried chicken!”
In The News:
It’s time to pig out on rolls from across the pond
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Related:
- Bring home the bacon (idiom) – Earn money for your family.
- Piggy bank (photo vocabulary)
- Pigs might fly (idiom) – This expression is said about something that has no chance of happening.
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