make a pig out of oneself

English

Verb

make a pig out of oneself (third-person singular simple present makes a pig out of oneself, present participle making a pig out of oneself, simple past and past participle made a pig out of oneself)

1. Alternative form of make a pig of oneself
   • 2005, Alinka Zyrmont, Husband Hunting, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 157:

     Alicia concentrated on the eggs and caviar, making a pig out of herself, slapping full spoons of caviar on the eggs.

   • 2007, Keith A. Youse, Death & Deliverance: A Young Civil War Soldier's Journey, Tate Publishing & Enterprises, LLC, →ISBN, page 146:

     I ate lots of roast beef, mashed potatoes, homemade buttered biscuits, boiled vegetables from the root cellar, drank fresh milk, and generally made a pig out of myself while Mama enjoyed every bit of it.

   • 2011, Guy Reid, Birthright, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 225:

     Melissa tried but without success not to be annoyed with Dee Dee, who was making a pig out of herself with the doughnuts.