sauve qui peut
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of sauve qui peut
literally: save (himself) who can
Example Sentences
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If we've gotten to the point where inequality deepens, and crises with the rest of the world deepen, it becomes everyone for himself, sauve qui peut.
From Salon • May 27, 2019
Did they know the magazine was not flooded it would be sauve qui peut.
From The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure by Stables, Gordon
The marshals followed his example; and it was the most complete sauve qui peut that can well be imagined.
From Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10) by Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson)
It was a case of sauve qui peut, devil take the hindmost.
From The Intriguers by Le Queux, William
The attempt will perhaps be made in a few weeks, and then it will be a question of sauve qui peut!
From The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II by Lermina, Jules
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