Collocations for "pigs"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "pigs" in context.
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pig
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [farm, Vietnamese, guinea, wild, young] pig
- [grilled, barbecued, roasted] pig
- kept pigs and [owls, cattle, sheep] on the farm
- [eat, kill, slaughter, cook, roast, grill] a pig
- [eat, snort, squeal, laugh] like a pig
- was [bleeding, squealing] like a stuck pig
- pigs in the [fields, mud, muck]
- [don't be, you are] such a (greedy) pig!
- offensive: you (big) fat pig!
- [has, with] the manners of a pig
- offensive, slang: the pigs caught the [robber, speeder, shoplifter]
- don't want to be your guinea pig!
- pig [skin, hide, trotters, meat, herds, farm, farmer, pen]
- sport: throw the old pig skin around
- informal: pig out at [dinner, lunch]
- informal: pigging out on [ribs, steak, cake, pizza]
- informal: pigged out at the [party, reception]
- informal: pig it [at home, on the road]
'pigs' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):