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)
- (idiomatic) To eat to excess; to overeat; to gorge.
2002, Jeff Hoy, Martian Romance, iUniverse, published 2002, →ISBN, page 156:As the intoxicating aroma of hot bread wafted around her, and it was all she could do to keep herself from diving in and making a pig of herself.
2012, Mickie B. Ashling, Cleave, Dreamspinner Press, published 2012, →ISBN, page 1:Sloan had made a pig of himself with the caviar, accompanied by multiple shots of vodka, which had also been my poison for the evening in the spirit of welcoming 2011.
2012, Simon R. Green, Ghost of a Dream[1], Ace Books, published 2012, →ISBN:Happy grinned broadly, entirely unmoved, put his feet up on the opposite seat, and made a pig of himself with free food and drink from the complimentary trolley.