Il a donné tête baissée dans le piège (panneau) = He ran headlong into the trap.

Je lui ai fait baisser les yeux = I stared him out of countenance.

Il n’a qu’à se baisser pour en prendre = He has only to stoop and pick it up; He has merely to ask for it to get it.

Balai

*Il n’est rien de tel que balai neuf = A new broom sweeps clean.

On lui a donné du balai = They gave him the sack (i.e. dismissed him).

Donner un coup de balai = To make a clean sweep.

Balance

Faire pencher la balance = To turn the scale.

Balancer