go whole hog
Spare no effort
To go whole hog is to do something completely, without reservation or half-measures: If we're remodeling the kitchen, let's go whole hog and redo the cabinets too.
The phrase suggests committing fully rather than settling for a partial effort.
Someone who goes whole hog holds nothing back.
- go all outCommit completely, withhold nothing
- go for itEncouragement to attempt
- all-outWith complete effort
- all inFully committed, nothing reserved
- go to great lengthsMake extreme efforts
hold nothing back · pull out all the stops · go for broke · sink or swim · damn the torpedoes · in for a penny · leave no stone unturned · spare no expense · wholeheartedness · full throttle · full steam ahead · pedal to the metal · balls to the wall · no holds barred · give your all · zeal · recklessness · bet the farm
go whole hoghold back
Prevent forward movement
half-ass · hedge one's bets · pull punches · phone it in · cut corners
go whole hogplay it safe
Avoid unnecessary chances
err on the side of caution · proceed with caution · tread carefully · hedge · test the waters
goes, going, gone, goer, whole, wholly, wholeness, wholesome, wholesomeness