make pigs and whistles of

verb

To ruin (something); to make a severe mess of (something).

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Meanings

verbmake pigs and whistles of (third-person singular simple present makes pigs and whistles of, present participle making pigs and whistles of, simple past and past participle made pigs and whistles of)

present singular third person makes pigs and whistles of · participle present making pigs and whistles of · participle past made pigs and whistles of · past made pigs and whistles of

  1. archaicidiomatictransitiveTo ruin (something); to make a severe mess of (something).
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APA

make pigs and whistles of. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20pigs%20and%20whistles%20of

MLA

“make pigs and whistles of.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20pigs%20and%20whistles%20of. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “make pigs and whistles of,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20pigs%20and%20whistles%20of.

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