saw logs

Snoozed with sound

Saw logs is an informal, often humorous expression for snoring loudly while asleep.

The phrase evokes the rhythmic, rasping sound of a saw cutting through timber: He was sawing logs before his head hit the pillow.

By extension, it can simply mean sleeping deeply.

Related
  • snoreLoud breathing while asleep
  • logSectioned tree trunk
  • sleepRecurring unconscious repose
  • bladeFlat cutting edge
  • slumberLight, restful unconsciousness

sleep like a log · dead to the world · catching some z's · zzz · buzz · breathe · chip · chainsaw · sleep apnea · sound · sleep disturbance · bedroom · rattling · woodpile · bark · firewood · felling · dozing

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Opposites
consciousness state

saw logswide awake

Totally alert and attentive

stay awake · alert · burn the midnight oil · pull an all-nighter · awake

sleep quality/manner

saw logstoss and turn

Move restlessly in bed

catnap · sleep with one eye open · doze

activity level

saw logsburn the midnight oil

Work late into night

pull an all-nighter · hustle and bustle · stay up · keep busy

Family

saw, logs, saws, logging, sawing, logger, sawdust, logged, sawed

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G