go hog wild
idiom
US, informal
: to do something in an extreme or excessive way : to go wild
They went hog wild with special effects in this movie.
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Rebecca Norris, Woman's Day, 15 Mar. 2023
Hunters in Hays and Caldwell counties are about to go hog wild.
—Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Jan. 2022
Cincinnati fans go hog wild for their Flying Pig Marathon.
—Melanie Laughman, The Enquirer, 29 Oct. 2021
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“Go hog wild.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20hog%20wild. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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