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Savoir Faire


Phrases Coined by Sir Walter Scott

Savoir Faire : Phrases



Meaning:

The instinctive ability to know how to deal with any situation that arises.


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Origin:

The literal translation from the French is 'know how'. It is first seen in English in the writing of that incorrigible coiner of phrase - Sir Walter Scott, Guy Mannering, 1815:

"He had great confidence in his own savoir faire."







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