saw down

saw down

1. To fell something with a saw. A noun or pronoun can be used between "saw" and "down." I can't believe they sawed down the giant oak tree in the field behind our house. I used to love climbing that thing as a kid! Rebels swarmed the capitol building, sawed the flagpole down, and set the flag of the dictator alight.
2. To use a saw to shorten something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "saw" and "down." The gangster sawed down the barrel of the shotgun and concealed it in his trench coat. These lengths of pipe are too long, so we'll need to saw them down.
See also: down, saw

see (one) down (to something or some place)

1. To escort or accompany one to a lower level or position. I could tell Mrs. Jenkins was having trouble on the stairs, so I offered to see her down. Thank you for taking the time to come in and talk to us. Larry here will see you down to the lobby.
2. To escort or accompany one to some place or thing away from a more central or northerly location. My parents made a point of seeing me down to the train station when I left for college. Thank you for taking the time to come in and talk to us. Larry here will see you down to the lobby.
See also: down, see, something
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

saw something down

to cut something down with a saw. We are going to have to saw that dead tree down before it falls on the house. I'll saw down the tree.
See also: down, saw
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • ask down
  • bear down
  • chop down
  • chow down
  • chow something down
  • clunk
  • clunk down
  • brush down
  • button down
  • bolt down
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Boies was deeply impressed by what he saw down in Dallas.
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VANDALS tried to saw down a 20ft Christmas tree in a North Wales town.
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Admittedly, they have subtracted from the freedom of a landowner who wants to saw down every pine tree on his lot, but they are protecting the overall image of their town.
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Les Dennis, who is making his debut as a co-producer alongside the Royal Court, said: "I saw Down the Dock Road when it was first performed 40 years ago and the humour and its message has stayed with me ever since.
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Incredibly, they continued to saw down the trees after the train had come to a stop, but left the scene before police arrived.
Mystery of chainsaw duo who put lives at risk on railway line
"What I saw down there (in New Zealand) I think means almost a quantum change in the way films are made," he remarked last year after visiting the set.
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Don't expect to see free-flowing, passing football, but rather a more physical and bruising encounter as we saw down at Carrow Road in December, when the Toon suffered from a sending-off and the back four struggled under a barrage of headed goals from the high-flying Norwich front line in a 4-2 defeat.
YOU BET
The final quarter saw Down come back strongly and two points each by Conor O'Prey and Paul Braniff and one from substitute Scott Nicholson and a Paul Braniff goal three minutes from time gave Down some hope but Antrim easily held out for victory.
NEIL GETS SAFFRONS HAT-TRICK
Les, who will play Grandad in the show, said: "I saw Down the Dock Road when it was first performed 40 years ago and the humour and its message has stayed with me ever since.
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A second Down goal after 20 minutes by Aidan Clarke saw Down lead by 2-6 to 0-8 with McCarthy keeping Limerick in tough with four pointed frees.
TREATY DO IT ARD WAY AFTER LATE FIGHTBACK; NHL DIVISION TWO
Meanwhile a brilliant second half in which they outscored KERRY by 16 points to one saw DOWN retain their NHL position for next year with a 1-23 to 4-5 win in Ballycran yesterday.
CAR STALLS IN MODEL ROUT; NHL DIVISION TWO ROUND- UP
Despite the convincing nature of their victory Ross Carr's side were well matched in the opening half until a Stephen Kearney 27th minute goal saw Down pull away at the break.
HISTORIC DAY FOR PREMIER FOOTBALLERS; ALLIANZ DIV 3
A goal from the brilliant Paul Braniff seven minutes before half time gave Down the edge and the second half saw Down completely dominate.
DUAL STAR CAN'T STOP LILYWHITES; NHL Round-up
A DOMINANT second-half display at Casement Park yesterday and a hat-trick of goals from Martin Coulter saw Down book an Ulster Senior Hurling final date with Antrim next Sunday.
GAA: COULTER'S HAT-TRICK FELLS OAKS; Derry..............4-09 Down...............3-21