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sauve qui peut

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sauve qui peut French [sov ki pø]
n
a state of panic or disorder; rout
[literally: save (himself) who can]


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It's every man for himself, or sauve qui peut , as those national crises publicly erupt, demanding beggar-thy-neighbour solutions for local electorates demanding rock-bottom guarantees for their savings – or there'll be runs on the banks all over Europe.
Others in the genre of diplomatic travel literature Durrell produced were Sauve Qui Peut and Stiff Upper Lip set in some of the seamier outposts of the world.
There was, said the fourth-placed Roger Hammond, not so much a sprint for the finish as a general sauve qui peut.
 
 
 
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