High-on-the-hog Definition
adverb
(idiomatic, US) Well off; living comfortably or extravagantly.
Ever since his promotion, they’ve been living high on the hog.
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Origin of High-on-the-hog
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An allusion to the best and costliest cuts of meat from a hog, considered to be parts above the belly such as the loin, rather than lower parts such as the feet, knuckles, hocks, belly, and jowls.
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US, late 1800s; popularized 1940s. The variant forms – live/eat and on/off – are attested since at least the 1930s.
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