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make a pig of oneself en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To eat to excess; to overeat; to gorge.
    • Happy grinned broadly, entirely unmoved, put his feet up on the opposite seat, and made a pig of himself with free food and drink from the complimentary trolley. 2012, Simon R. Green, Ghost of a Dream, Ace Books, published 2012, →ISBN:
    • As the intoxicating aroma of hot bread wafted around her, and it was all she could do to keep herself from diving in and making a pig of herself. 2002, Jeff Hoy, Martian Romance, iUniverse, published 2002, →ISBN, page 156:
    • Sloan had made a pig of himself with the caviar, accompanied by multiple shots of vodka, which had also been my poison for the evening in the spirit of welcoming 2011. 2012, Mickie B. Ashling, Cleave, Dreamspinner Press, published 2012, →ISBN, page 1:

Forms

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makes a pig of oneself Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
made a pig of oneself Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
made a pig of oneself Tense=Past lexicographic
making a pig of oneself Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
make a pig out of oneself alternative lexicographic