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pig|gy|back — «PIHG ee BAK», adverb, adjective, noun, verb. –adv. on the back or shoulders: »a father carrying a baby piggyback. Flatcars often take trucks piggyback from one place to another. –adj. 1. of or having to do with the transporting of loaded truck… … Useful english dictionary
on the pig's back — A person who is on the pig s back is in a state of luck and everything is going well for them. Before the recession, Ireland was on the pig s back, but the situation has changed greatly … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
be on the pig's back — If you re on the pig s back, you re happy / content / in fine form … The small dictionary of idiomes
on the pig's back — (Irish) In a position of prosperity and comfort • • • Main Entry: ↑pig … Useful english dictionary
on the pig's back Irish — informal living a life of ease and luxury. → pig … English new terms dictionary
pig — de·pig·ment; im·pig·no·rate; op·pig·no·rate; pig; pig·gin; pig·gin ; pig·gish; pig·head·ed·ness; pig·let; pig·ling; pig·man; pig·men·tal; pig·men·tary; pig·men·ta·tion; pig·ment·ed; pig·ment·ize; pig·men·to·phage; pig·no·ra·tion;… … English syllables
pig — I. /pɪg / (say pig) noun 1. the common domesticated swine, Sus scrofa, descended from the wild boar, widely distributed with humans and bred into many varieties to provide meat and fat; feral populations in Australia cause great ecological damage …
pig — pig1 /pig/, n., v., pigged, pigging. n. 1. a young swine of either sex, esp. a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 lb. (220 kg.) 2. any wild or domestic swine. 3. the flesh of swine; pork. 4. a person of piglike character, behavior,… … Universalium
pig — noun 1》 an omnivorous domesticated hoofed mammal with sparse bristly hair and a flat snout, kept for its meat. [Sus domesticus.] ↘a wild animal related to this; a hog. [Family Suidae.] ↘N. Amer. a young pig; a piglet. 2》 informal a greedy … English new terms dictionary
back — ahorse·back; apick·a·back; back; back·ber·end; back·bit·er; back·bone·less; back·coun·try; back·en; back·et; back·field; back·fill·er; back·fill·ing; back·fisch; back·friend; back·hand·ed; back·heel; back·less; back·lins; back·lot·ter; back·most; … English syllables
