Go the whole hog

Pro Tip 1/3

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.

Pro Tip 2/3

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.

Pro Tip 3/3

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!