La mort l’a pris au pied levé = Death took him without a moment’s notice.

[Literally, just at the moment he was starting to go out.]

Pierre

*Faire d’une pierre deux coups = To kill two birds with one stone.

*Pierre qui roule n’amasse pas mousse = A rolling stone gathers no moss.

[The Greek form was: λίθος κυλινδόμενος τὸ φῦκος οὐ ποιεῖ.]

Cela ferait rire un tas de pierres = That would make a cat laugh.

Piété

Sa montre est au mont de piété = His watch is at the pawnbroker’s. (See [Accrocher].)

Pignon