saw logs

The idiom "saw logs" humorously likens loud snoring to the sound of sawing wood.

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Definition

B2Informal

(colloquial, humorous)To snore loudly while sleeping.

Example

  • He was sawing logs so loudly that I could hear him from the next room.
  • I couldn't sleep because my roommate was sawing logs all night.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "saw logs":

double sawbucksaw offsaw toothbow sawplain sawpeckerwood sawmillsawdust trailurban lumberjack