sauve qui peut Hear it!

sauve qui peut definition

sauve qui peut (sōv kē pö′)

noun

a frantic rush to escape
usually sauve-qui-peut

noun

Etymology: Fr, (let him) save (himself) who can

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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