saw wood
Made sleeping sounds
Saw wood is an informal, somewhat old-fashioned expression meaning to sleep, especially to sleep heavily or noisily.
The image comes from the rhythmic, rasping sound of snoring resembling a saw cutting through lumber: He was sawing wood on the couch by halftime.
The phrase often implies deep, oblivious slumber.
- sleep like a logDoze very soundly
- chainsawMotor-driven cutting tool
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- sawmillLog-to-board factory
- lumber yardWood retail facility
snore · teeth · crosscut · REM sleep · dream · lullaby · forty winks · power nap · hacksaw · timber · slumber · hewing · cut · zzz · lumberjack · deep sleep · doze · rest
sleep state
saw woodstay awake
Not fall asleep
burn the midnight oil · pull an all-nighter · toss and turn · wake up · be awake
alertness and engagement
saw woodstay alert
Maintain active awareness
be vigilant · keep watch · pay attention · stay up · burn the candle at both ends