WHOLE HOG


Meaning of WHOLE HOG in English

I. noun

Date: 1828

: the whole way or farthest limit — usually used adverbially in the phrase go the whole hog

II. adverb

Date: 1844

: to the fullest extent : without reservation : completely

accepting whole hog the standards…of the majority — R. B. Kaplan

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.