sawing logs
Snoring, in slang
Sawing logs is snoring loudly, from the resemblance of heavy snoring to the raspy, rhythmic sound of a saw cutting through wood.
The phrase usually appears with a verb of action or state: He was sawing logs before his head hit the pillow, I could hear Dad sawing logs from down the hall.
- snoozeLight brief sleep
- dead to the worldDeeply, unrousably asleep
- sound asleepDeeply, thoroughly sleeping
- dreamingMental imagery during slumber
- dozingLightly, briefly unconscious
out like a light · forty winks · power nap · slumber · cut · REM sleep · timber · lumberjack · log cabin · lumber mill · drone · beauty sleep · repose · buzz · unconsciousness · deep sleep · grind · wheeze
- sleepsleep, sleeping, nap, doze, slumber
- asleepasleep, fast asleep, deep sleep, sound asleep, catching zs
- snoring expressionszzz, snore, zzzzzz, buzzsaw
- yard workmowing, lawn mowing, weeding, pruning, raking
sawing logswide awake
Totally alert and attentive
awake · up and about · bright-eyed and bushy-tailed · alert · conscious
sawing logswide awake
Totally alert and attentive
sharp as a tack · vigilant · keyed up · wired · on edge
sawing logstossing and turning
Inability to sleep peacefully
restless · sleepless · insomnia · lying awake · counting sheep
saw, logs, saws, logging, snoring, sawing, jigsaw, sawdust, sawed