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make a pig out of oneself en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of make a pig of oneself.
    • I ate lots of roast beef, mashed potatoes, homemade buttered biscuits, boiled vegetables from the root cellar, drank fresh milk, and generally made a pig out of myself while Mama enjoyed every bit of it. 2007, Keith A. Youse, Death & Deliverance: A Young Civil War Soldier's Journey, Tate Publishing & Enterprises, LLC, →ISBN, page 146:
    • Melissa tried but without success not to be annoyed with Dee Dee, who was making a pig out of herself with the doughnuts. 2011, Guy Reid, Birthright, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 225:
    • Alicia concentrated on the eggs and caviar, making a pig out of herself, slapping full spoons of caviar on the eggs. 2005, Alinka Zyrmont, Husband Hunting, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 157:

Forms

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