plural buzz saws
Definition of buzz saw
1
: a power saw with a circular cutting blade : circular saw
2
: someone or something that presents overwhelming opposition
The Buckeyes have been a buzz saw …, winning by an average of 47.7 points in a 4-0 start.— Tom Dienhart
—usually used in the phrase run/walk into a buzz saw … the organizers ran into a buzz saw of complaints about many of its proposed venues, which had not been vetted with some of the landlords or the public.— Katharine Q. SeelyeThey ran into a buzz saw Saturday night against … Kentucky, a loss that likely means a new No. 1 on Monday.— John MarshallNever before has a president asked a Supreme Court nominee to walk into a political buzz saw quite like this.— Susan Davis
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The first known use of buzz saw was in 1837
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