ascend : v.tr. Move in a bottom-up motion.
Riding the bourrichon: mounting someone's head.
Putting the glass in bloom: confessing his crimes and those of his accomplices.
Go to the table: put water in a barrel of wine (bistro slang).
Get on the table: make fools believe a project to put into action to operate a business.
Getting on the barrel: making a friend believe something that does not exist; a man who lives on lies and expedients, a knight of industry; crook.