Pig-Figures of Speech 1-25 - English Language Tutorials

pig — Figures of Speech—1-25
1.

pig (noun) = (a) a greedy person

(b) a person, usually a man, who is dirty and with dirty habits

(d) {slang – not to be used} a police officer

(e) a member of a social or political organisation with sexy or racist views

2. to pig out = to eat a lot of food greedily

3. to make a pig of oneself = to overeat; to eat too much greedily and indecently

4. to pig it = to live in a pig-like fashion – dirty, greedy, etc.

5. pig in a poke / buy a pig in a poke = something that is offered in a manner that hides its true or real value; something one gets without having seen it before or without having known it before; a thing that is bought without examining properly and that turns out to be worthless

6. in a pig’s eye = never; under no condition

7. dead pig = an affair, dispute or matter settled satisfactorily

8. cold pig = the goods that are returned, probably because they are not up to the mark or standards

9. long-pig [said of human flesh as food for cannibals (‘cannibals’ = people who eat other people)]

10. pig headed [said of someone foolish, head-strong; stubborn]

11. pig jump = (of a horse) to jump on all four legs playfully

12. pigtail = a length of hair that has been plaited and hangs down behind one’s head (hair-style worn by young girls); to follow somebody