Idioms about pigs in English

Idioms about pigs in English

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Pig in a poke : Something that is not as valuable as it seems to be.

Pig it : Living in a dirty environment.

Pig’s arse : An expression you use when you don’t believe what someone is saying.

Pig’s eye : Same as above—used when you don’t believe someone.

Pigs might fly : Used when you want to say that something is never gonna happen. Example:  Oh she’s coming this Thursday? Yeah, sure, and pigs might fly.

Pigs to the slaughter : Similar to  lambs to the slaughter ; when a large group of people go somewhere in an organized fashion and without resistance.

Squeal like a pig : To yell loudly and, usually, in a painful way.

Sweat like a pig : To sweat a lot.

as fat as a pig

• very fat

A not-so-nice way of saying that someone or something is rather fat.

Georg always states some Americans are fat as pigs as they eat in McDonald 's high-calorie food.

He's still her little Davy, even now he's 33 and fat as a pig.

Lipstick on a pig

A way of saying that no matter how much pretty things you stuff into a person or product, it is still fundamentally ugly and no amount of cosmetics (lipstick) is going to fix it.

You can put lipstick on a pig…but it’s still a pig.

Hillary Clinton Lipstick on a Pig.

There is not enough lipstick in the world to disguise what Obama has done and hasn't done in his term.

В мире не хватит помады, чтобы замаскировать то, что Барак Обама сделал, и не сделал за свой президентский срок.

cast pearls before swine

- to waste something on someone who will not be thankful or care about it.

Your wonderful lecture was pearls before swine.

Giving the jewellery to the woman will be casting pearls before swine.She will not appreciate it at all.

If pigs had wings they would fly

A proverb used to express disbelief or to criticize someone’s claim.

-I might get a job one day soon! -Yes, when pigs fly!

после дождичка в четверг  

eat high on/off the hog

• to eat good or expensive food

Как сыр в масле кататься  

We were eating high off the hog during our ocean cruise.

live high on/off the hog

• to have the best of everything
• Жить в роскоши.

My friend has been living high on the hog since he changed jobs.

go hog-wild

- to behave wildly

The soccer fans went hog-wild when they arrived in the city for the game.

piggy bank

- a small bank (sometimes in the shape of a pig) for saving money

The boy has been putting money into his piggy bank to save for a bicycle.