to be as stupid as a hog, play the hog
to be as stupid as a hog, play the hog, Pl. Tht. 166c; also συηνέω, Phot.
The corpus record
ὑην-έω
ueneo
to be as stupid as a hog, play the hog
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Where it lives
- Laws 1 · 0.1/10k
What it meant — LSJ
In the wild
- ὑηνῶν · hyēnōn Plato, Laws 819
Where it came from
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