Make a pig of oneself
Overeat, as in I really made a pig of myself at the buffet. [ ; 1940s ]
Also see: pig out
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- Make a pitch
verb phrase To make a persuasive case; advocate strongly •Do a pitch in the same sense is found by 1876: The theatrical agent came in and made a pitch for her client (1960s+)
- Make a pitch for
Say or do something in support of someone or something, as in That announcer really made a pitch for Sunday’s concert, or Her agent’s been making a pitch for her books all over town. This expression originally alluded to an inflated sales talk that was “pitched” (in the sense of “thrown”) at the listener. [ […]
- Make a pit stop
verb phrase To urinate [1970s+; fr the pit stop for refueling, etc, in a car race, found by 1932]
- Make a practice of
Habitually do something, as in Bill makes a practice of checking the oil and gas before every long trip. [ c. 1900 ]