- Hay Day / heyday - literal meaning of hay day = the day wheat is harvested.
Heyday, or to be in one's heyday = at the peak of success
Like Sophia Loren, Fiat may have seen its heyday. - hit the hay = go to bed
- make hay (while the sun shines) = take advantage of a situation while you have the chance
You have some free time, so make hay while the sun shines and finish your project. - go haywire = out of control; go crazy; become wildly confused
The stock market has gone completely haywire. - hay - as in the expression, " that ain't hay" = not much money
They made a million euros last year, and that ain't hay! - What the hay? = hay is used instead of other words that aren't widely accepted in public
Let's continue with expressions that have to do with PIGS.
- to bring home the bacon = earn a living
He works three jobs so he can bring home the bacon. - live high on/off the hog = live a life of luxury
They have been living high off the hog since they won the lottery. - when pigs fly = never
"I'm going to be a famous singer." "Yeah, when pigs fly! You sing off-key!!" - happy as a pig in the mud = very happy
She won first prize and is happy as a pig in the mud. - sweat like a pig = to sweat a lot
We were sweating like pigs after our bike ride! - make a pig of oneself / be a pig = to eat too much
They really made pigs of themselves at dinner. / He is such a pig whenever we have pizza. - to pig out = eat a lot
Yesterday my friends came over and we pigged out on junk food. - to be a hog = to keep something for yourself
Don't be such a hog. We all need to eat! - to hog something = to use more than one's share
Would you please stop hogging the covers? - to call someone a hog / pig = they are saying you eat too much
piggy bank - Guinea pig = someone or something used as an experiment
Guinea pig = someone or something used as an experiment
Some scientists have used themselves as guinea pigs. - a slang term for a police officer is pig.
How many of these idiomatic expressions have you heard before?
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