Belgium· hard

après moi les mouches

after me, the flies

Meaning

not caring what happens once you're gone

Explanation

The Belgian twist on 'après moi le déluge', the standard-French shrug toward whatever happens once you're out the door. Why Belgian French swapped the flood for flies isn't recorded anywhere.

Example

Il a claqué la porte du bureau en criant que c'était son dernier jour, après moi les mouches.

He slammed the office door shouting it was his last day, after that it wasn't his problem.

Origin

Origin uncertain.

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