Eat like a pig

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Meaning

To scarf down heaps, messy and fast.

Origin

From 19th-century Britain, tied to pigs; messy eaters, slang by 1870s in a Dickens note for gorge. A 1880s 'Punch' uses it for a feast.

Usage Examples

  • He eats like a pig-food's gone!
  • Eat like a pig; she's messy.
  • Like a pig; big eater there.

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