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.

Examples of go hog wild in a Sentence

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“Go hog wild.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20hog%20wild. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.

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