The proverb "When the pig has had a belly full, it upsets the trough" is from
A Dictionary of English and French Equivalent Proverbs and
A Dictionary of English and Italian Equivalent Proverbs by Teorod Flonta.
Does anyone have more information about this old saying?
but mostly:
What does it mean?
Best Answer
According to Charles H Spurgeon in The Salt Cellars:
This refers to people who have benefited from something (like the pig's feeding trough) who, after enjoying their benefits, spoil it for others. The allusion is to pigs who eat their fill, then cause the trough to spill its contents so that other pigs can't also eat from it.