英语词汇root hog or die的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	root hog or die
词源	root, hog, or die. To get down to work and shift for oneself; originally a southern expression, first recorded by Davy Crock- ett and based on the hog’s unfailing ability to provide for itself by rooting the ground with its snout, which yields it everything from trash to truffles.
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