Hilarious French Expressions That Will Make You Laugh to Tears

As a French speaker, I can attest that the language (both slang and non-slang) is rich in particularly amusing expressions. I decided to share a few standouts.

Animals, fruits and vegetables

• What is the French name for a bat? Bald mouse! (Chauve-souris) So maybe Batman is actually the Bald Mouse Man?
• A cowardly Frenchman is called a wet chicken! (Une poule mouillée).
• בFrance There is no cold for dogs, there is cold for ducks! (Un froid de canards).
  
• When you want to tell someone that they are cute, you can tell them – “You are a little cabbage”! (T'es un p'tit chou).
  
• A Frenchman doesn't faint, he falls into apples! (Tomber dans les pommes).
  
• When a French person wants to say “Oh my god” they say “Oh cow” (oh la vache).

French expressions that are somehow related to food

• When you want to describe something very difficult to do, you say: Pedal in couscous! (Pédaler dans la semoule).
• When you want to say that someone is lucky, you can say – his ass is full of noodles! (Avoir le cul bordé de nouille).
• When a Frenchman wants to say that you're just making a big deal out of nothing, he says that you're making a big deal out of it. Cheese! (Make it into a cheese).
• A Frenchman doesn't have an immature idea, he has white cheese in his head! (Avoir du fromage blanc dans la tête).
• A Frenchman won't tell you "let go of me", he'll tell you - go cook an egg! (va te faire cuire un œuf).
• When a Frenchman has to shit, he has a quiche on the edge of the oven! (Avoir la quiche au bord du four)
  

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And a few more French expressions for dessert and a joke about Belgians

• When fatigue falls on a Frenchman, he gets hit with a bar (Un coup de bar)
• When something is excellent, then for the French it is a nickel! (C'est nickel)
• When a Frenchman is not in the mood, they say he farts sideways! (un pet de travers).
• How do you snore in French? Ronroner! (Ronroner).
• A Frenchman doesn't dress up, he puts himself on the 31! (Se mettre sur son 31).
• When a Frenchman wants to say that something is strange, he will say that something is ringing! (Il y'a quelque chose qui cloche).
• French people aren't annoying, they make you shit! (Faire chier).
• When a Frenchman wants to tell you that you are doing something unnecessary, he will say – You are peeing into a violin! (Pisser dans un violon).
• The Frenchman has no sense of nonsense, he has a brain constipation! (La constipation des neurones).
• When a Frenchman wants to describe an unnecessarily difficult task, he says – to cut her hair into four! (couper les cheveux en quatre).
  
• How does a Frenchman say that he has 97 euros on him? I have 4 times twenty plus 10 plus 7! (quatre vingt dix sept). For the Belgians, on the other hand, it's simple, they say I have 97 euros (nonante sept)…
• And speaking of Belgians, the French consider them their less successful cousins ​​(to put it mildly). Hence, the French have endless jokes about Belgians (just like we have jokes about Kurds). Here's a small example: Why does a Belgian constantly put his head in the fridge? To refresh his memory!

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Do you know any other funny French expressions? You are more than welcome to share yours in the comments.