[This expression is derived from three-piled velvet. See Molière, Les Précieuses Ridicules, 12.]
Monter à poil = To ride barebacked.
Point
*Un point à temps en épargne cent = A stitch in time saves nine.
[Spanish: Quien no adoba gotera adoba casa entera = Who repairs not his gutter repairs his whole house.]
Cela vient à point = That comes opportunely.
La viande est cuite à point = The meat is done to a turn.
Vous venez à point nommé = You come in the nick of time, at the necessary moment, just when you are wanted.
Mettez les points sur les i = Be precise, clear (in speaking or writing); Cross your t’s and dot your i’s.
Il vous rendrait des points = He is more than a match for you; He could give you points.