- hew something down
- hew something down†to fell something wooden, usually a tree. •
We will have to hew most of this forest down.
•They hewed down the tree.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
We will have to hew most of this forest down.
•They hewed down the tree.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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