Significato: bronchographic

adj. broncografico (della grafia dei bronchi)

hog Idioma

eat high off the hog

(See high on the hog)

go hog wild

have a wild celebration, go wild When the Stampeders won the Grey Cup, the fans went hog wild.

go the whole hog

make a thorough job of something They really went the whole hog in their efforts to welcome the foreign visitors.

go whole hog

do something completely or thoroughly They went whole hog in their effort to make sure that the convention was a success.

high on the hog

having expensive things, in luxury If I win the lotto, we'll live high on the hog - in a mansion!

hogwash

false statements, bull, bunk, hot air He told you I have a pet python? That's a lot of hogwash!

live high off the hog

have the best of everything, live in great comfort My mother and father have been living high off the hog since they won the lottery.

road hog

a car driver who takes up more than his share of the road My father becomes very angry at the road hogs when he is driving.

whole hog

every effort, all your energy, gung ho When I play racquetball, I work hard. I go whole hog.

beat your hog

to jack off, to masturbate

go hog-wild

Idiom(s): go hog-wild

Theme: BEHAVIOR - WILD

to behave wildly. (Folksy.)
• Have a good time at the party, but don't go hog-wild.
• The teacher cannot control a class that is going hog-wild.

eat high on the hog

Idiom(s): eat high on the hog

Theme: EATING

to eat good or expensive food. (Folksy.)
• The Smith family has been eating pretty high on the hog since they had a good corn harvest.
• John would have more money to spend on clothing if he didn't eat so high on the hog.

live high on the hog

Idiom(s): live high off the hog AND live high on the hog; eat high on the hog

Theme: WEALTH

to live well and eat good food. (Folksy. Note the variation with pretty.)
• After they discovered oil on their land, they lived pretty high on the hog.
• Looks like we're eating high on the hog tonight. What's the occasion?

As mad as a wrongly shot hog

(USA) If someone is as mad as a wrongly shot hog, they are very angry. (Same as, Angry as a bear or Angry as a bull).

Decorate the mahogany

(USA) When someone buys a round a pub or bar, they decorate the mahogany; putting cash on the bar.

Root hog or die poor

(USA) It's a expression used in the Southern USA that means that you must look out for yourself as no one's going to do it for you. (It can be shortened to 'root hog'. A hog is a pig.)

What can you expect from a hog but a grunt?

(USA) This means that you can't expect people to behave in a way that is not in their character- a 'hog' is a 'pig', so an unrefined person can't be expected to behave in a refined way.

in hog heaven

be very happy: "We gave him flying lessons for his birthday - he was in hog heaven!"

eat high on the hog|eat|eat high off the hog|high|

v. phr. To eat or live well or elegantly. For the first few days after the check arrived, they ate high on the hog.
Compare: IN CLOVER or IN THE CLOVER, ON EASY STREET.

go hog wild|go|hog|wild

v. phr., slang To become extremely agitated and go out of control. After the soccer game was won, the fans went hog wild.

go the whole hog|go|go whole hog|hog

v. phr., informal To do something completely or thoroughly; to give all your strength or attention to something. When Bob became interested in model airplanes, he went the whole hog. The family went whole hog at the fair, and spent a lot of money.
Compare: ALL OUT, ALL THE WAY, SHOOT THE WORKS.

hog-tie|hog|tie

v., informal 1. To tie (an animal) so it is unable to move or escape. The Cowboy caught a calf and hog-tied it. 2. To make someone unable to act freely; limit. The welfare worker wanted to help at once, but rules and regulations hog-tied her, so she could only report the case.

road hog|hog|road

n., informal A car driver who takes more than his share of the road. A road hog forced John's car into the ditch.

high off the hog, eat

high off the hog, eat
Also, live high on the hog. Prosper, live luxuriously, as in When Aunt Ida dies and they inherit her estate, they'll be eating high off the hog, or Since their loan was approved, they've been living high on the hog. It alludes to the choicest cuts of meat, which are found on a pig's upper flanks. [Late 1800s]

hog

hog
see go hog wild; go whole hog; high off the hog, eat; road hog.