Idiom
last resort
Meaning
The only remaining, often least desirable, option when all others have been excluded.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“We use the stairs only as a last resort.”
“After trying every other repair method, we used the expensive new part as a last resort.”
“The government viewed the implementation of strict economic sanctions as a last resort to resolve the escalating diplomatic crisis.”
Examples
simple
“We use the stairs only as a last resort.”
contextual
“After trying every other repair method, we used the expensive new part as a last resort.”
complex
“The government viewed the implementation of strict economic sanctions as a last resort to resolve the escalating diplomatic crisis.”
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