[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."
I'm off on an adventure tomorrow to visit this kid and his fabulous parents. I'm meeting up with Natasha, too. I get to break in my new passport. I cannot wait.
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