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mjotab
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Hog?
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Hello, could you tell me the meaning of What a hog!! in the song "There was an old lady who swallowed a fly"
It says "What a hog! She swallowed a horse!" Is it like "what a disgusting thing to do!"?
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16 May 2009
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sazzag
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Hog is another word for pig. So what a pig! She swallowed a horse.
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16 May 2009
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Apodo
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To call someone a pig or hog means they are greedy with food. |
16 May 2009
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douglas
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hog = pig
idiomatic it means something like to take an unfair share or overabundance of something for yourself.
A "roadhog" hogs the road (takes up the whole road for himself and doesn �t let anyone pass)
and as already said to call someone a hog or pig means they are greedy with food, but it cam also be with other things |
16 May 2009
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mjotab
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Thank you all. It �s good to have a place with people willing to help you.
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16 May 2009
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