saw\ gourds

saw\ gourds
• saw wood
• saw gourds Southern
v. phr. slang
To breathe loudly through the nose while sleeping; snore.

John was sawing wood.

In Alabama a boy who snores saws gourds.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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  • saw wood — also {Southern}[saw gourds] {v. phr.}, {slang} To breathe loudly through the nose while sleeping; snore. * /John was sawing wood./ * /In Alabama a boy who snores saws gourds./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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