go the whole hog
(intransitive, originally, Canada, US, idiomatic, informal) To do something as completely or entirely as possible; to hold back or reserve nothing.
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(intransitive, originally, Canada, US, idiomatic, informal) To do something as completely or entirely as possible; to hold back or reserve nothing.
If you can afford a new computer, you might as well go the whole hog and get it custom built.
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