after me the deluge

English

Etymology

Calque of French après moi le déluge.

Phrase

after me the deluge

  1. A nihilistic expression of indifference to whatever happens after one is gone.
    Synonym: after us the deluge
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.