hew (something) out of (something)
hew (something) out of (something)
To carve or cut a particular shape or object out of a piece of wood. Yeah, I hewed this bottle opener out of a piece of wood I had lying around the shop.
See also: hew, of, out
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
hew something out of something
and hew something outto carve the shape of something out of something wooden. Dan hewed each of the posts out of a tree trunk. He hewed out a number of posts.
See also: hew, of, out
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- hew
- hew out of
- of a piece
- (all) of a piece
- all of a piece
- all of a piece with (something)
- all of a piece with something
- take a piece out of (one)
- splinter off
- splinter off (of) (something)