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arriere-pensee

noun as in double take

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There was an arriere pensee here too, born in the minds of northern capitalists.

For myself, I am glad now that I never saw the city that was; for I can love the city that is with no arriere pensee.

Here we have the "Arriere pensee" clue, that is, the clue in mental reservation; and here we meet the axiom.

A savage will not assist in packing them, for he fears their heels: the Swiss say mules have always an arriere-pensee.

Baroness Dinati was therefore wrong to suspect old Yanski Varhely of any 'arriere-pensee'.

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On this page you'll find 14 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to arriere-pensee, such as: afterthought, esprit d'escalier, and second thought.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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