L'esprit de l'escalier

L’esprit de l’escalier (staircase wit) is thinking of a clever comeback when it is too late. The phrase can be used to describe a riposte to an insult or any witty remark that comes to mind too late to be useful.

17 notes

Show

  1. cheeseprata reblogged this from letterboxlove
  2. emersunn reblogged this from livejamie and added:
    “Well, well … less spirit dee escalator...you too!” Like that?
  3. adriennee reblogged this from letterboxlove
  4. letterboxlove reblogged this from livejamie
  5. livejamie posted this

Blog comments powered by Disqus