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Question
Don't ever try to saw her pride, her self-respect.
She knows how to thaw you, saw you – so beware!
What do the words thaw and saw mean here?
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Solution
The words ‘thaw’ and ‘saw’ mean as ‘freeze’ and cut’.
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