miss the wood for the trees

charm the birds from the trees

To behave in a very charming manner.

give someone wood

To cause someone to have an erection, usually due to sexual arousal.

give something a miss

To forgo something.

I never miss

I am aware of what is going on; I know what is happening.

kill trees

To use paper.

knock on wood

To take a customary action to ward off some misfortune that is believed to be attracted by a presumptuous statement.

lay the wood

to deliver a strong, powerful hit or play

Miss Right

A perfect, ideal or suitable female companion, especially a wife.