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hog heaven

idiom
Meaning

A state of contented bliss.


Examples
SIMPLE

My dog is in hog heaven with his new pile of toys.

CONTEXTUAL

When the baker saw the massive shipment of premium chocolate arrive, he was in hog heaven.

COMPLEX

Surrounded by thousands of rare, first-edition books in the quiet library, the scholar was truly in hog heaven.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    ball hog

    In team sports, a player who keeps the ball to themselves, rather than passing it.

  2. 02

    crank one's hog

    To masturbate by stimulating one's penis.

  3. 03

    gift from heaven

    Synonym of gift from the gods.

  4. 04

    go the whole hog

    To do something as completely or entirely as possible; to hold back or reserve nothing.

  5. 05

    heaven forbid

    May heaven forbid it: expresses the desire that something does not happen.

  6. 06

    high on the hog

    Well off; living comfortably or extravagantly due to great wealth or financial security.

  7. 07

    match made in heaven

    A relationship, such as a marriage, that is happy and successful, sometimes because the partners are very compatible.

  8. 08

    move heaven and earth

    To do whatever is necessary, including extreme or unusual actions; to go to extremes.

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