(figuratively) to hit a raw nerve, to touch a nerve

(dated) villainous, scoundrelly

(figuratively) to add another string to one's bow

(figuratively) to have more than one string to one's bow, to have more than one trick up one's sleeve

(figuratively) to put one's foot in one's mouth, to be like a bull in a china shop, to hit the wrong note (to broach a sensitive topic in an inappropriate setting, where that topic is taboo; to be completely tactless)

(informal, figuratively) to rain cats and dogs (to rain heavily)

plural of corde

cord; cord belt

plural of corde à linge

(usually thin or small) rope, string (used to mark a straight line)