saw wood
To snore loudly.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“My roommate starts to saw wood as soon as he falls asleep.”
“I could not sleep all night because my partner was sawing wood in the next room.”
“Despite his attempts to remain quiet, the exhausted traveler began to saw wood, much to the annoyance of the other passengers.”
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give someone wood
To cause someone to have an erection, usually due to sexual arousal.
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knock on wood
To take a customary action to ward off some misfortune that is believed to be attracted by a presumptuous statement.
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lay the wood
to deliver a strong, powerful hit or play
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miss the wood for the trees
Alternative form of cannot see the forest for the trees.
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old saw
A cliché, saying, or overused expression, especially a proverb or maxim.
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put the wood in the hole
To shut the door.
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see the wood for the trees
Alternative form of see the forest for the trees.
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touch wood
Hopefully; said while touching something wooden, to avert superstitious bad luck from what has just been said.
Last updated August 10, 2026