could fight a circle saw Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
saw-off
tie game, even score The game ended in a saw-off: Leafs 3, Flames 3.
saw off a chunk
have sex, have intercourse I could hear the couple upstairs. They were sawing off a chunk
saw sawdust
review a decision or failure too many times """Don't saw sawdust,"" said the old man. ""Don't live in the past."""
Know a hawk from a handsaw
If someone knows a hawk from a handsaw, they are able to distinguish things and assess them.
saw gourds|gourds|saw
v. phr.,
slang To breathe loudly through the nose while sleeping; snore.
John was sawing wood. In Alabama a boy who snores saws gourds.
saw wood|saw|wood
also
Southern
sawed-off|saw off|sawed
adj.,
informal Shorter than usual; small of its kind.
The riot police carried sawed-off shotguns. Jimmy was a sawed-off, skinny runt.
old saw
old saw A proverb or maxim, as in
Mom's always repeating the old saw, “Haste makes waste.” This term uses
saw in the sense of “saying,” and
old in the sense of “wise” rather than old-fashioned. [Second half of 1400s]
saw
saw see
old saw.
could action a circle-saw (and it a runnin')
Is actual absorbed in angry addition or something. With his hot temper, he consistently seems as if he could action a circle-saw.Learn more: could, fightcould action a circle-saw (and it a-runnin')
Rur. acquisitive to fight. He was so mad he could action a circle-saw and it a-runnin'. She's a acceptable watchdog. She could action a circle-saw.Learn more: could, fight
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