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last-ditch

[last-dich, lahst-]

adjective

  1. done finally in desperation to avoid defeat, failure, disaster, etc..

    a last-ditch attempt to avert war.

  2. fought with every resource at one's command.

    a last-ditch battle for the pennant.



last-ditch

noun

  1. (modifier) made or done as a last desperate attempt or effort in the face of opposition

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • last-ditcher noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of last-ditch1

First recorded in 1905–10; last 1 + ditch
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The Gotham FC defender put in a crucial last-ditch challenge in the first half before later teeing up Lucy Bronze's header to make it 2-0, as she impressed in defence and attack.

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Meanwhile, Routh’s defense filed a last-ditch effort to have the final two firearm charges against him dropped under a Second Amendment claim.

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But it's become much more common in recent decades, in a last-ditch effort to save populations of black and white rhinos in South Africa and surrounding countries, where poaching threatens their survival.

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Was this a bid for regional relevance, a provocation timed with regional shifts, or a last-ditch effort to break a long-standing siege?

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Mrs McKay's grandson, Mark Dyer, told the BBC the family was inspired by the Mel Gibson movie Ransom to make a last-ditch attempt to solve the mystery.

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