tant pis
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He is content to address what he calls “a self-selected audience of intellectually upscale readers,” and if you don’t know what he means by “Pecksniffian Comstockery,” tant pis.
From Washington Post • Sep. 23, 2021
But, as he may say now: tant pis.
From The Guardian • Dec. 12, 2010
Ay," said Rochfort, "you know he told us there was a tant pis and a tant mieux in every thing—he's not come to the tant pis yet.
From Tales and Novels — Volume 03 by Edgeworth, Maria
"Oh, nothing, tant pis then," he thought, feeling cold again, and he turned and went out.
From Anna Karenina by Garnett, Constance
"If she will punish herself, tant pis pour elle."
From Anna Karenina by Garnett, Constance
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