esprit de l'escalier

foreign term es·prit de l'es·ca·lier \es-prēd-les-kä-lyā\

Definition of ESPRIT DE L'ESCALIER

: wit of the staircase : repartee thought of only too late, on the way home

es·prit de l'es·ca·lier or es·prit d'es·ca·lier \-prē-des-\

French

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