Idiom: jurer comme un charretier
Explanation: If you 'swear like a carter', it means you use a lot of socially unacceptable vocabulary to express your displeasure.
Examples: Il jurait comme un charretier parce qu'il venait de découvrir une rayure sur le capot de sa nouvelle voiture.
Il lui arrive de jurer comme un charretier quand elle se met en colère.
Sense: to swear like a trooper
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