Bois
On verra de quel bois je me chauffe = They will see what stuff I am made of.
Faire flèche de tout bois = To use every means to accomplish an end; To leave no stone unturned.
Il ne savait plus de quel bois faire flèche = He did not know which way to turn. (See [Saint] and [Pied].)
Il est du bois dont on fait les flûtes = He is of an easy, pliable disposition (i.e. like the flexible reeds of which flutes were originally made).
Nous avons trouvé visage de bois = We found nobody at home; “We found the oak sported.”
Le bois tortu fait le feu droit = The end justifies the means.
Il ne faut pas clocher devant les boiteux = One must not remind people of their infirmities. (See [Corde].)
Bombarder