SINCE 1828
esprit de l'escalier
French noun phrase
es·prit de l'es·ca·lier
| \ es-prēd-les-kä-lyā
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variants:
or esprit d'escalier \ es-prē-des-kä-lyā
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Definition of esprit de l'escalier
: wit of the staircase : repartee thought of only too late, on the way home
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