[es-pree de less-ka/-iay] (idiom) A witty remark that occurs to you too late, literally on the way down the stairs. The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations defines esprit de l'escalier as, "An untranslatable phrase, the meaning of which is that one only thinks on one's way downstairs of the smart retort one might have made in the drawing room."
After today I'll be done with school. I have a couple of posts brewing, so please stay tuned. To tide us til then, here's a donut and some fruit. Please enjoy.
woo-hoo!!!
Posted by: Jennifer | June 10, 2009 at 04:10 PM
Gosh, I wish I had something to eat at this very moment!
Posted by: Sharon | June 17, 2009 at 07:16 PM