Meaning of 'What can you expect from a hog but a grunt?'
What does the saying 'What can you expect from a hog but a grunt?' mean?
Idiom: What can you expect from a hog but a grunt?
Meaning:
This means that you can't expect people to behave in a way that is not in their character- a 'hog' is a 'pig', so an unrefined person can't be expected to behave in a refined way.
Country: American English 
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Subject Area: Animals |
Usage Type: Both or All Words Used
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