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see HIGH OFF THE HOG.
American Heritage Idioms
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Phrase(s): live high off the hog [and] live high on the hog; eat high on the hog Rur. to live well and eat good food. (Note the variation with pretty.) • After they discovered oil on their land, they lived pretty high on the hog. • Looks like we’re living high off the hog tonight. What’s the occasion?
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs