sauve qui peut

French

Etymology

Literally, “may he who can, save himself”, or more loosely translated as “save yourself if you can”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sov ki pø/

Phrase

sauve qui peut

  1. (poetic or literary) every man for himself; devil take the hindmost
    Synonym: chacun pour soi

Derived terms

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