sauve qui peut

短语

n. 溃散, 四散逃生

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A case of every man for himself.

    […] a select body of his cavalry were seen galloping from the field with a sauve qui peut.

    1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London If it comes to a sauve qui peut you fellows may get away but this connects me up past explaining.

词源

Unadapted borrowing from French sauve qui peut.

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