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saw something off (of) something and saw something off

to cut something off something with a saw. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) He sawed the branch off of the tree. Sam sawed the dead branch off. Saw off another branch on the other side.

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The method is this: You take a hundred leaders of each party; you dispose them into couples of such whose heads are nearest of a size; then let two nice operators saw off the occiput of each couple at the same time, in such a manner that the brain may be equally divided. Gulliver's Travels by Swift, Jonathan View in context As Dantes (his eyes turned in the direction of the Chateau d'If) uttered this prayer, he saw off the farther point of the Island of Pomegue a small vessel with lateen sail skimming the sea like a gull in search of prey; and with his sailor's eye he knew it to be a Genoese tartan. The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context			save bacon save blushes Save breath save face save for save for a rainy day save from Save it! save money up save neck save on save oneself save own skin save skin save the day save toward save up saved by the bell saving saving grace savoir-faire savor of saw saw down saw into saw off saw through say say a lot about say a mouthful say about say against say boo Say cheese! say for say grace Say hello to say in a roundabout way Say no more say out loud say over say piece say that say the word say to say to face say to oneself say uncle Say what? Say when saying			saw fit saw fit saw fit saw fit saw fit Saw Fly Saw Fly Saw Fly Saw frame saw frames Saw gate Saw gin saw gins saw grass saw gumming Saw horse Saw horse Saw Horse Roof Mount saw into saw kerf saw life saw life saw life saw life saw log saw logs Saw mandrel Saw mill Saw mill Saw Mill River Audubon Society saw off saw off to cut off saw out saw out saw out saw out saw out from the corner of eye saw out from the corner of eye saw out from the corner of eye saw out from the corner of eye saw out of the corner of eye saw out of the corner of eye saw out of the corner of eye saw out of the corner of eye saw over saw over saw over saw over saw palmetto saw palmetto saw palmetto Saw Palmetto Berry Extract Saw Palmetto Herbal Blend Saw palmettos Saw pit saw pits Saw player saw reason saw reason saw reason saw reason

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