Meaning of last-ditch | Babel Free

Definitions

Final, as a last resort; done in desperation.

idiomatic

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Examples

“a last-ditch attack”

“He sent flowers in a last-ditch effort to keep⟳ her from leaving.”

“Only a last-ditch tackle from Michel Salgado denied Didier Drogba after a clever through-ball from Anelka and, from the resulting corner, Ivanovic flicked the ball on for Ramires, who lashed a half-volley against the bar.”

“That's the warning from RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch, who has predicted that industrial action could soon spill⟳ over into other sectors of the economy, following the failure of last-ditch talks to avert the largest rail strike⟳ since 1989.”

“There was a last-ditch quality to England’s defending and when Pierre-Emile Højbjerg shaped a curler for the far corner in the 85th minute, England’s hearts were in their mouths. The shot was off target⟳.”

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