Idioms containing PIG
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A PIG IN A POKE
smth. that you buy or accept without first seeing it or finding out if it is good
1. The bike looked great online, but it was far too heavy, and the steering was rubbish—I bought a real pig in the poke.
2. Some people think that buying stuff on-line is like buying a pig in a poke.
2. Some people think that buying stuff on-line is like buying a pig in a poke.
DRIVE (ONE'S) PIGS TO MARKET
to snore
1. I can't get any sleep with Will driving his pigs to market every night.
2. The last time I shared a room with Grandpa, my ears were ringing in the morning because he drove his pigs to market all night long!
2. The last time I shared a room with Grandpa, my ears were ringing in the morning because he drove his pigs to market all night long!
EAT LIKE A PIG
to eat large quantities of food; to eat sloppily
1. Kim is staying for dinner, and she eats like a pig, so you better make some extra food.
2. Dad, you eat like a pig when you have popcorn!
2. Dad, you eat like a pig when you have popcorn!
HAPPY AS A PIG IN MUD/SLOP/MUCK
extremely happy; very joyful and contented
1. Look at your sister out there! She's happy as a pig in mud now that she's back in the starting lineup again.
2. I know I'll be as happy as a pig in muck once I get this stupid cast off my leg.
2. I know I'll be as happy as a pig in muck once I get this stupid cast off my leg.
IN A PIG'S EYE
never; under no circumstances
1. Under other circumstances, I think we could have been friends. "In a pig's eye" - Susan thought.
2. In a pig's eye he'll pay me back.
2. In a pig's eye he'll pay me back.
IN A PIG'S WHISPER
very quickly; in a very short amount of time
1. Sorry for the wait. Your lunch will be out in a pig's whisper.
2. Don't worry, boss, I'll have this report typed up in a pig's whisper!
2. Don't worry, boss, I'll have this report typed up in a pig's whisper!
LIKE A PIG ON ICE
very clumsy and unsteady
1. Watching Jake attempting to cross that frozen pond was hilarious—he was like a pig on ice.
2. I felt like a pig on ice when it came time to dance at my sister's wedding.
2. I felt like a pig on ice when it came time to dance at my sister's wedding.
LIKE A PIG TO (THE) SLAUGHTER
quietly or obediently, without concern for or knowledge of some danger or trouble that one is facing
1. When I worked with Michael, he manipulated me into venturing into all sorts of shady and downright illegal ventures, like a pig to the slaughter.
2. The six employees were unaware the meetings were to tell them they'd been laid off, and they each marched down to the meeting room like a pig to slaughter.
2. The six employees were unaware the meetings were to tell them they'd been laid off, and they each marched down to the meeting room like a pig to slaughter.
LIKE PIGS IN CLOVER
very happily and contentedly
1. They had a handsome pension and lived like pigs in clover.
2. The two of them lived like pigs in clover off the settlement they got from the government after the accident.
2. The two of them lived like pigs in clover off the settlement they got from the government after the accident.
LIKE STEALING ACORNS FROM A BLIND PIG
very simply and easily accomplished
1. If you think that this game will be like stealing acorns from a blind pig, you're seriously underestimating your opponents.
2. These idiots don't have any idea where their finances go into or come out of each month, so skimming a bit off the top will be like stealing acorns from a blind pig.
2. These idiots don't have any idea where their finances go into or come out of each month, so skimming a bit off the top will be like stealing acorns from a blind pig.
MAKE A PIG OF ONESELF
to eat too much
1. They made complete pigs of themselves at the dinner.
2. There's so much good food here. I'm definitely going to make a pig of myself tonight.
2. There's so much good food here. I'm definitely going to make a pig of myself tonight.
MAKE A PIG'S EAR OF SMTH.
to do smth. badly, wrongly, or awkwardly
1. He's made a real pig's ear of that bookcase he was supposed to be making.
2. I'm going to need to start this table over again from scratch—I really made a pig's ear of it.
2. I'm going to need to start this table over again from scratch—I really made a pig's ear of it.
PIGGY/PIG IN THE MIDDLE
a person caught in the middle of an argument between two people or groups
1. I did not want to offend either of them; I was like piggy in the middle.
2. As a kid, I always felt like a pig in the middle when my parents started fighting.
2. As a kid, I always felt like a pig in the middle when my parents started fighting.
PUT LIPSTICK ON A PIG
to dress up a situation or issue to make it appear more appealing but that you cannot fundamentally change it
1. That old jalopy has had a new paint job and the chrome polished, but it still has all the old mechanical problems and is continually breaking down. It's like they say, you can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig.
2. The only things the new manager has come up with to save the restaurant have been to put lipstick on a pig, but slapping on a fresh coat of paint and making a few repairs will do nothing to address the underlying problems.
2. The only things the new manager has come up with to save the restaurant have been to put lipstick on a pig, but slapping on a fresh coat of paint and making a few repairs will do nothing to address the underlying problems.
SICK AS A PIG
thoroughly displeased, disappointed, or dejected
1. Tim was as sick as a pig when he learned that he had been passed over for the promotion.
2. -Nick seems sick as a pig today. Is he OK? -Yeah, he just found out he got rejected from his first-choice school.
2. -Nick seems sick as a pig today. Is he OK? -Yeah, he just found out he got rejected from his first-choice school.
SQUEAL LIKE A STUCK PIG
to make a loud, typically out of pain
1. I'm a little embarrassed to say that whenever I get a shot, I squeal like a stuck pig.
2. Alan tried to calm him while Miller continued to squeal like a stuck pig.
2. Alan tried to calm him while Miller continued to squeal like a stuck pig.
STARE LIKE A STUCK PIG
someone who is open-mouthed and wide-eyed with fear or amazement
1. He couldn't believe it when I told him we had just won the lottery; he just stood there staring at me like a stuck pig.
SWEAT LIKE A PIG
a person that is sweating profusely
1. This heatwave is killing me. I'm sweating like a pig.
2. Then you don't have to stand there sweating like a pig.
2. Then you don't have to stand there sweating like a pig.
WHEN PIGS FLY
smth. will never happen
1. Winning the lottery and becoming a millionaire overnight? That'll happen when pigs fly!
2. He joked that he'd become a vegetarian when pigs fly, emphasizing how much he loves eating meat.
2. He joked that he'd become a vegetarian when pigs fly, emphasizing how much he loves eating meat.
WRESTLE WITH A PIG
to attempt a futile task with someone who enjoys the struggle
1. I don't know why I try so hard to help them improve their lot! At times it feels like I am wrestling with a pig.
2. I swear, trying to get the truth out of a teenager is like wrestling with a pig! My daughter has an excuse for everything, and I think she enjoys frustrating me!
2. I swear, trying to get the truth out of a teenager is like wrestling with a pig! My daughter has an excuse for everything, and I think she enjoys frustrating me!
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