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Nov 2015
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#124 - TO PIG OUT (ON)

Luke Thompson
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= to eat an enormous amount of food - much more than you need. "We just pigged out on pizza. I felt so disgusting afterwards." http://teacherluke.co.uk/phrasal-verb-a-day/124-to-pig-out-on/ 
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