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last hurrah

idiom

A final act (by a politician, etc.) or performance (by an actor, etc.) that marks the end of a career.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    breathe one's last

    To die.

  2. 02

    cobbler, keep to your last

    One should not criticise matters outside one's field of expertise; one should mind one's business.

  3. 03

    dead last

    Finishing in last place in a competition or ranking, often by a considerable margin to the next to last place finisher or after an exceptionally poor showing or season.

  4. 04

    draw one's last breath

    To die.

  5. 05

    every last

    every; without exception (used for emphasis).

  6. 06

    fall at the last hurdle

    To fail near the end of an activity, a project, etc.

  7. 07

    first and last

    A person's combined given name and surname.

  8. 08

    have seen one's last gum tree

    Of a person, on the edge of death.

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