de quel bois quelqu'un se chauffe

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də kɛl bwa kɛl.k‿œ̃ s(ə) ʃof/

Phrase

de quel bois quelqu'un se chauffe

  1. (informal) what someone is made of, what someone is capable of, someone's true mettle
    Synonym: ce qu'on a dans le ventre
    montrer de quel bois on se chauffe ― to show one's mettle

Usage notes

Chiefly used with the verbs montrer, voir and savoir.

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