木き仏ぶつ金かな仏ぶつ石いし仏ぼとけ

noun

inflexible people; heartless people

Idiomatic expression literally meaning 'wooden Buddha, metal Buddha, stone Buddha', used to describe people who are unfeeling, rigid, or lack human warmth.

• あの上じょう司しは木き仏ぶつ金かな仏ぶつ石いし仏ぼとけのように冷つめたい。

  That boss is as cold as a wooden, metal, or stone Buddha.