High+on+The+Hog

**That business mogul is living "high on the hog".** **"Mogul" is another word for a big shot, or someone extremely successful in their chosen practice.**



**If they are so successful, it can most likely mean that they are wealthy as well. To meat eaters, it is well known that the best meat on a pig is on the upper portion of its body. In the past, when this term was coined, the rich people in the house got this part of the pig, leaving only the lower parts of the pig (hooves, neck, etc) for the servants or the slaves.**



**This term can be used to explain a person who is living extravagantly.**

**Defintion: http://www.pride-unlimited.com/probono/idioms1.html** **Photo: http://www.3dviewmax.com/clint.htm**  **http://chloris-mygardengate.blogspot.com/2010/11/foods-that-founded-america-part-two.html**