eat high off the hog

eat high off the hog
разг.
(eat (или live) high off (или on) the hog)
жить в роскоши, жить припеваючи; ≈ как сыр в масле кататься [первонач. амер.]; см. тж. live low on the hog

You could get you back that apartment... and live as high off the hog as weve been livin here. (J. Jones, ‘Some Came Running’, book 3, ch. XXXVIII) — Вы могли бы получить обратно свою старую квартиру... и жить припеваючи, не хуже, чем мы живем здесь.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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Смотреть что такое "eat high off the hog" в других словарях:

  • eat high off the hog — See high on the hog …   English idioms

  • eat\ high\ on\ the\ hog — • eat high on the hog • live high off the hog v. phr. To eat or live well or elegantly. For the first few days after the check arrived, they ate high on the hog. Compare: in clover or in the clover, on easy street …   Словарь американских идиом

  • live\ high\ off\ the\ hog — • eat high on the hog • live high off the hog v. phr. To eat or live well or elegantly. For the first few days after the check arrived, they ate high on the hog. Compare: in clover or in the clover, on easy street …   Словарь американских идиом

  • live high off the hog — or[eat high on the hog] See: EAT (LIVE) HIGH ON THE HOG or EAT (LIVE) HIGH OFF THE HOG …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • live high off the hog — or[eat high on the hog] See: EAT (LIVE) HIGH ON THE HOG or EAT (LIVE) HIGH OFF THE HOG …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • eat (live) high on the hog — or[eat (live) high off the hog] {v. phr.} To eat or live well or elegantly. * /For the first few days after the check arrived, they ate high on the hog./ Compare: IN CLOVER or IN THE CLOVER, ON EASY STREET …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • eat (live) high on the hog — or[eat (live) high off the hog] {v. phr.} To eat or live well or elegantly. * /For the first few days after the check arrived, they ate high on the hog./ Compare: IN CLOVER or IN THE CLOVER, ON EASY STREET …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • live or eat high off or on the hog — idi live or eat high off or on the hog, to live prosperously and luxuriously …   From formal English to slang

  • on the hog — See: LIVE HIGH OFF THE HOG or EAT HIGH ON THE HOG …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • on the hog — See: LIVE HIGH OFF THE HOG or EAT HIGH ON THE HOG …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • on\ the\ hog — See: live high off the hog or eat high on the hog …   Словарь американских идиом


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