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after us the deluge
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Japanese Meaning
「after us the deluge」は、自らが去った後にどんな出来事があっても、自分には影響がないという虚無的無頓着さを示す表現です。 / すなわち、今いる時には快楽を追求し、去った後の結果（例えば大洪水のような大惨事）には関心を持たないという諦観的な態度を意味します。 / また、自己中心的あるいは享楽主義的な生き方を暗示しているとも考えられ、未来の出来事に対する無頓着さや放縦さを表現しています。
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A nihilistic expression of indifference to whatever happens after one is gone.
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after us the deluge
He shrugged and muttered, after us the deluge, as if whatever came next wouldn't concern him.
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He shrugged and muttered, after us the deluge, as if whatever came next wouldn't concern him.
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