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