go the whole hog UK /ˈɡəʊ ðə həʊl ˈhɒɡ/US /ˈɡoʊ ðə hoʊl ˈhɔɡ/ verb1 •(informal) To do something as completely or entirely as possible; to hold back or reserve nothing.If you can afford a new computer, you might as well go the whole hog and get it custom built. formswent the whole hog · gone the whole hog · going the whole hog · goes the whole hog