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eat (live) high on the hog

[eat (live) high on the hog] or [eat (live) high off the hog] {v. phr.} To eat or live well or elegantly. * /For the first few days after the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

high

[high] See: [COME HELL OR HIGH WATER], [FLYING HIGH], [GO THROUGH HELL AND HIGH WATER], [HELL AND HIGH WATER], [HIT THE HIGH SPOTS], [LIVE HIGH OFF THE HOG] or [EAT […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

high-hat

[high-hat] (1) {adj.}, {slang} Treating others as inferior; acting above others. * /It was an expensive place to eat, and the customers were likely to be a little high-hat./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

high on

[high on] {adj. phr.} 1. Intoxicated on some drug or alcoholic drink. * /Rob was severely scolded by the dean for always being high on marijuana./ 2. Enthusiastic about something. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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