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Pigs Fat Hogs Slaughtered Satisfied Greedy Risk Losing

Phrase/Idiom pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered
Definition You should be satisfied when you have enough; if you are too greedy, like a hog, you risk losing everything.
Example My son, please remember that pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered.

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