American Idioms and Expressions

Live High Off The Hog Idiom

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live high off the hog What does live high off the hog mean?	to have the best of everything, to live in great comfort	My mother and father have been living high off the hog since they won the lottery.
live high off the hog What does live high off the hog mean?	to be living in prosperous circumstances	to be living in prosperous circumstancesI have been living high off the hog since I got my new job with its high salary.
	Some Random Idioms
deal (someone) in What does "deal (someone) in" mean?	to include someone	I hope that my friend will deal me in on his new computer business.

slash prices What does "slash prices" mean?	to reduce prices significantly	The store is slashing prices on the new computers.
think inside the box What does "think inside the box" mean?	to think in a traditional way using old ideas/rules/practices	Most people in our company think inside the box and there are few new ideas.
crotch rot What does "crotch rot" mean?	fungal itch or rash in the crotch
smell a rat What does "smell a rat" mean?	to be suspicious of someone or something, to feel that something is wrong	I smell a rat. There is something wrong with the free credit card offer. sheep/goat Idioms
strike it rich What does "strike it rich" mean?	to suddenly become rich or successful	He struck it rich when he got a job at the computer company and was able to buy some stock very cheap.
have a cow What does "have a cow" mean?	to become very angry and upset about something	Our teacher had a cow when he discovered that nobody had prepared for the class.

go over (someone's) head What does "go over (someone's) head" mean?	to be too difficult for someone to understand	The explanation of how to operate the machinery went over my head.
put on weight or put weight on What does "put on weight or put weight on" mean?	to gain weight	The basketball player is putting on weight.
scrape (something) together What does "scrape (something) together" mean?	to gather small amounts of money or something (usually with some difficulty) for some purpose	We managed to scrape together enough money to go on a holiday even though business is very bad at the moment.
life is a bowl of cherries What does "life is a bowl of cherries" mean?	only good things happen in life	Ever since my father retired from his job he has believed that life is a bowl of cherries.

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