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SAUVE QUI PEUT

\sˈə͡ʊv kwˈi pjˈuːt], \sˈə‍ʊv kwˈi pjˈuːt], \s_ˈəʊ_v k_w_ˈi p_j_ˈuː_t]\

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1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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[Fr.] Let him save himself who can; said to troops utterly defeated, as (it is alleged) by Napoleon after the last charge at Waterloo.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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