Spirit of the Staircase

GPTKB entity

Statements (13)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf idiom
gptkbp:category psychological theory
conversation
gptkbp:describes a witty remark or comeback thought of after the moment has passed
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Spirit of the Staircase
gptkbp:meaning the predicament of thinking of the perfect reply too late
gptkbp:originalLanguage gptkb:French
gptkbp:originalPhrase gptkb:l'esprit_de_l'escalier
gptkbp:popularizedBy gptkb:Denis_Diderot
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:French
English
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_Tom_Coult
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6