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1saw off — ˌsaw ˈoff [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they saw off he/she/it saws off present participle sawing off past tense …
2saw off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms saw off : present tense I/you/we/they saw off he/she/it saws off present participle sawing off past tense sawed off past participle sawn off to remove something by cutting through it with a saw or a knife He… …
3saw-off — tie game, even score The game ended in a saw off: Leafs 3, Flames 3 …
4saw off — Canadian compromise by making concessions. → saw …
5saw off a chunk — [B] have sex, have intercourse I could hear the couple upstairs. They were sawing off a chunk …
6saw-off — [[t]ˈsɔˌɔf, ˌɒf[/t]] n. can. 1) an arrangement between political rivals by which each agrees not to run for the same office as another 2) any arrangement that involves concessions • Etymology: 1905–10 …
7saw off the bough on which one is sitting — bite the hand that feeds you …
8saw off the branch one is sitting on — sabotage one s own activities, cause oneself problems …
9saw off the branches one is sitting on — bite the hand that feeds you …
10saw — saw1 [so: US so:] the past tense of ↑see saw 2 saw2 n [: Old English; Origin: sagu] 1.) a tool that you use for cutting wood. It has a flat blade with an edge cut into many V shapes 2.) a short, familiar phrase or sentence that is considered to… …
