Meaning of last word | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The finest, highest, or ultimate representative of some class of objects.
   idiomatic
2. A concluding remark; final advice, instructions, or observation.
   idiomatic
3. The final statement uttered by a person before death.
   often, sarcastic
4. A final decision or remark, or the right to make one.
   idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“Little Joe's mother's cake was the last⟳ word in cakes; [...]”

“Michaelis was the last⟳ word in what was caddish and bounderish.”

“["]I have⟳ got my leave⟳, and that is all I want⟳." / "You had better receive⟳ the last⟳ word from my mother," said the marquis. / "Very good; I will go and get⟳ it," said Newman; and he prepared to return⟳ to the drawing-room.”

“[W]hen we had grasped hands for the last⟳ time and had said our last⟳ good-bye, he added this one more last⟳ word: "Of all the people I have⟳ ever known you are the only one I don't know⟳."”

“Benjamin Franklin [...] pondered over his last⟳ words for as much as two weeks, and then when the time came, he said, "None but the brave deserve⟳ the fair," and died happy.”

“This account I am transmitting down the river by canoe, and it may be our last⟳ word to those who are interested in our fate.”

“have⟳ the last⟳ word”

“get⟳ the last⟳ word”

“An Afghan Olympic official said the team holds the right to substitute Andyar with another female athlete, though the IOC would have⟳ the last⟳ word.”

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