"I always pig out on my birthday," she confessed.
"Go to bed and pig out on a good mystery story," the doctor recommended.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
pig out — [v] overeat binge, blimp out*, devour, dive in*, eat like a horse*, eat to excess, feed, gluttonize, gobble, gorge, gormandize, gulp, guzzle, hoover*, overindulge, pork out*, scarf out*, shovel it in*, stuff oneself, wolf*; concept 169 … New thesaurus
pig-out — /pig owt /, n. Slang. an instance of overindulging in eating; food binge. [1975 80; n. use of v. phrase pig out] * * * … Universalium
pig-out — pig′ out n. cvb sts sl. an instance of overindulging in eating • Etymology: 1975–80 … From formal English to slang
pig out — verb overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself She stuffed herself at the dinner The kids binged on ice cream • Syn: ↑gorge, ↑ingurgitate, ↑overindulge, ↑glut, ↑englut, ↑stuff, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pig out — v. (slang) (AE) (D; intr.) to pig out on (to pig out on ice cream) * * * [ pɪg aʊt] (slang) (AE) (D; intr.) to pig out on (to pig out on ice cream) … Combinatory dictionary
pig out — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms pig out : present tense I/you/we/they pig out he/she/it pigs out present participle pigging out past tense pigged out past participle pigged out informal to eat an extremely large amount of food kids pigging … English dictionary
pig out — in. to overeat; to overindulge in food or drink. (See also blimp out; mac out; pork out; scarf out.) □ I always pig out on Fridays. □ I can’t help myself when I see ice cream. I have to pig out … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
pig-out — noun see pig out * * * /pig owt /, n. Slang. an instance of overindulging in eating; food binge. [1975 80; n. use of v. phrase pig out] * * * n. informal a bout of eating a large amount of food … Useful english dictionary
pig out — {v. phr.} 1. To eat a tremendous amount of food. * / I always pig out on my birthday, she confessed./ 2. To peruse; have great fun with; indulge in for a longer period of time. * / Go to bed and pig out on a good mystery story, the doctor… … Dictionary of American idioms
pig out — {v. phr.} 1. To eat a tremendous amount of food. * / I always pig out on my birthday, she confessed./ 2. To peruse; have great fun with; indulge in for a longer period of time. * / Go to bed and pig out on a good mystery story, the doctor… … Dictionary of American idioms
