What Can You Expect From A Hog But A Grunt? Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does What Can You Expect From A Hog But A Grunt? Idiom mean?

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What can you expect from a hog but a grunt? What does What can you expect from a hog but a grunt? mean?	This means that you can't expect people to behave in a way that is not in their character- a 'hog' is a 'pig', so an unrefined person can't be expected to behave in a refined way.
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What Can You Expect From A Hog But A Grunt? Idiom