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Noun Concept
Categories: Philosophical phrases, French words and phrases, Figures of speech, Quotations from literature
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esprit de l'escalier  l'esprit de l'escalier  Comeback tomorrow  escalator wit  Esprit d'escalier
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A witty remark that occurs to you too late WordNet 3.0
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A witty remark that occurs to you too late WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
L'esprit de l'escalier or l'esprit d'escalier is a French term used in English for the predicament of thinking of the perfect reply too late. Wikipedia
Thinking of the perfect reply too late Wikidata
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trope
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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esprit de l'escalier
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l'esprit de l'escalier
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L'esprit de l'escalier
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Comeback tomorrow, escalator wit, Esprit d'escalier, esprit de l'escalier, L'espirit de l'escalier, L'esprit d'escalier, L'esprit des escaliers, L'esprit descalier, Spirit of the Stairway, staircase wit, Stairway wit, Treppenwitz, trepverter, Wit of the stair
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escalator wit, L'esprit d'escalier, staircase wit

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