l’esprit de l’escalier


french term (translation: staircase wit) for when the perfect response, retort, or comeback comes to mind too late.
“his argument left me so speechless that i couldn’t clearly think of a response until i reached the bottom of the stairs. then, l’esprit de l’escalier came to me.”

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