L'esprit De L'escalier Meaning

L'esprit De L'escalier is an idiom. The meaning of this idiom is (idiomatic) A conversational remark or rejoinder that only occurs to someone after the opportunity to make it has passed.. Explore more Idiom Meanings.

L'esprit De L'escalier

(idiomatic) A conversational remark or rejoinder that only occurs to someone after the opportunity to make it has passed.

Example : 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 317:  â€˜I knew not then,’ he confessed, ‘but now I think…’ It is not necessary to follow Goad along the path taken by his esprit d'escalier to see how sheer intellectual pleasure was the driving-force behind such efforts.

Meaning of L'esprit De L'escalier

L'esprit De L'escalier is an idiom. It is one of the most commonly used expressions in English writings. L'esprit De L'escalier stands for (idiomatic) A conversational remark or rejoinder that only occurs to someone after the opportunity to make it has passed.. Explore Urdupoint to find out more popular Idioms and Idiom Meanings, to amplify your writings

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