RIRE COMME UNE BALEINE
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Literally: laugh like a whale
Best equivalent: laugh one’s head off
See you tomorrow for the letter S, part of the A to Z challenge!
From A to Z, Twenty-Six Funny, Weird, Vivid French Expressions
April 20, 2018 by
Evelyne Holingue 
Cute – I like the french expression.
Thank you! Yes, it’s a cute expression.
Yay – I almost knew one. Well, I knew the word for whale, so, I’m taking partial credit
Credit accepted. You may get another one tomorrow. Watch out!
Ha. I was scouring my brain to remember what baleine was before scrolling down to the meaning. That’s a cute one.
Looks like many non native French speakers knew ‘baleine.’
Thank you, Kim for stopping by.
Hi Evelyne – love that one … we do have some wonderful sayings, adapted or otherwise … cheers Hilary
Thanks, Hilary. Tomorrow will be fun too:)
Oh where were you when I was trying to learn French? They made it so dry and dull. You are fun!
Thank you, Marilyn. I take it as a compliment:)
I was late to the party discovering your posts Evelyne – and now I’m working my way backwards. Your theme is delightful, and so is this expression.
Thank you, Deborah. In France it’s okay to be late 🙂
I would love to see a whale laugh!
Me too 🙂