saw off

1. To cut off with a saw.

2. (slang)For the umpire to declare a batter out.

1. It's the equivalent of sawing off the branch you're sitting on.

   ruЭто всё равно что пилить сук, на котором сидишь.

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2. That would be like sawing off the branch you're sitting on.

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3. It's just like sawing off the branch that you're sitting on.

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4. That would be like sawing off the branch that you're sitting on.

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5. I sawed off my own arm.

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