"make a pig of oneself" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-make a pig of oneself.ogg [Australia] Forms: makes a pig of oneself [present, singular, third-person], making a pig of oneself [participle, present], made a pig of oneself [participle, past], made a pig of oneself [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> a pig of oneself}} make a pig of oneself (third-person singular simple present makes a pig of oneself, present participle making a pig of oneself, simple past and past participle made a pig of oneself)
  1. (idiomatic) To eat to excess; to overeat; to gorge. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: make a pig out of oneself
    Sense id: en-make_a_pig_of_oneself-en-verb-3kI7xvof Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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