trouver visage de bois

French

Etymology

Compare English sport one's oak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʁu.ve vi.zaʒ də bwa/

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Verb

trouver visage de bois

1. (figuratively) to find no one at home

   Synonyms: trouver porte close, (proscribed) trouver porte de bois