going the whole hog
No half measures
Going the whole hog means doing something completely, without holding back or stopping halfway.
The phrase suggests total commitment rather than a cautious partial effort: If we're remodeling the kitchen, let's go the whole hog and redo the floors too.
Sometimes shortened to whole hog: She went whole hog on the decorations.
- all inFully committed, nothing reserved
- thoroughnessAttention to every detail
- go for brokeRisk all resources
- bet the farmGamble everything on one outcome
- entiretyThe whole of something
in for a penny · pull out all the stops · full throttle · determination · leave no stone unturned · leave it all on the field · pedal to the metal · full steam ahead · balls to the wall · wholeheartedness · extravagance · spare no expense · maximalism · totality · resolve · recklessness · overindulgence · audacity
going the whole hoghalf-hearted
Lacking sincerity or zeal
holding back · hedging one's bets · phoning it in · going through the motions · half-assed
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