go to pigs and whistles

English

Verb

go to pigs and whistles (third-person singular simple present goes to pigs and whistles, present participle going to pigs and whistles, simple past went to pigs and whistles, past participle gone to pigs and whistles)

1. (archaic) To be ruined.

Related terms

• make pigs and whistles of something

Further reading

• “pigs and whistles”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.