Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

make a pig of oneself

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables: make a pig of one-self
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

2

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To eat to excess; to overeat; to gorge.

Example Sentences

"As the intoxicating aroma of hot bread wafted around her, and it was all she could do to keep herself from diving in and making a pig of herself."
"Sloan had made a pig of himself with the caviar, accompanied by multiple shots of vodka, which had also been my poison for the evening in the spirit of welcoming 2011."
"Happy grinned broadly, entirely unmoved, put his feet up on the opposite seat, and made a pig of himself with free food and drink from the complimentary trolley."

Inflected Forms

makes a pig of oneself (present, singular) making a pig of oneself (participle, present) made a pig of oneself (participle, past) made a pig of oneself (past) make a pig out of oneself (alternative)

Questions

What does make a pig of oneself mean?: To eat to excess; to overeat; to gorge.

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