
Go the whole hog
Full Commitment
Used when someone decides to do something without holding back or doing it halfway.
She decided to go the whole hog and start her own company.
Idiomatic Color
It's a colorful way to enhance speech and make it more engaging and memorable.
For the charity event, we're going the whole hog with decorations and entertainment.
Slight Exaggeration
Sometimes used humorously or exaggeratedly for effect, not always literally.
I only asked for a trim, but the barber went the whole hog and gave me a buzzcut!