Rincer

Se rincer la dalle (pop.) = To wet one’s whistle.

Rire

*Rira bien qui rira le dernier = They have most to laugh at who laugh last; Let them laugh that win.

*Tel qui rit vendredi dimanche pleurera = Sorrow treads on the heels of mirth; Laugh to-day and cry to-morrow.

*Marchand qui perd ne peut rire = Let those laugh who win.

Il a toujours le mot pour rire = He is ever ready with a joke; He is full of fun.

Il m’a ri au nez = He laughed in my face.

Rire aux éclats = To roar with laughter.

Je me tordais de rire (fam.) = I was splitting my sides with laughter.