"de quel bois quelqu'un se chauffe" meaning in French

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Phrase

IPA: /də kɛl bwa kɛl.k‿œ̃ s(ə) ʃof/ Forms: de quel bois quelqu’un se chauffe [canonical]
Head templates: {{fr-phrase}} de quel bois quelqu’un se chauffe
  1. (informal) what someone is made of, what someone is capable of, someone's true mettle Tags: informal Synonyms: ce qu'on a dans le ventre
    Sense id: en-de_quel_bois_quelqu'un_se_chauffe-fr-phrase-FhFr49QK Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms with collocations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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