| Idiom | Live High off the Hog |
|---|---|
| Example | Since Florence got a new job, she's been living high off the hog. |
| Meaning | to live in a rich style and own lots of expensive things |
| Origin | This African-American expression suggests that eating pork chops and ribs, which come from the upper parts of a hog, are better than eating pig feet, chitlins (intestines), and other things that come from the lower parts. |
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