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Englishafter me, the deluge
Meaning: I don't care what happens after I am gone.
Example: “The CEO took his bonus and left the debts behind: after me, the deluge.”
Origin: The French Après nous, le déluge is attributed to Madame de Pompadour, mistress of Louis XV, around 1757, though the attribution is not certain. The deluge is the biblical Flood.
Equivalents in other languages
French: Après moi le déluge Literally: After me, the flood
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