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last-gasp
noun
- modifier done in desperation at the last minute
a last-gasp attempt to save the talks
Idioms and Phrases
The moment before death; also, the end. For example, “Fight till the last gasp†(Shakespeare, 1 Henry VI , 1:2), or He was determined to stay at the party until the last gasp . This idiom alludes to taking one's last breath, literally (first example) or figuratively (second example). [Late 1500s]Example Sentences
Some here fear it's on its last gasp.
And in the last gasps of a season that once seemed destined for something special, that was a particularly difficult pill for Smith and her teammates to swallow.
Many hoped that night’s statement was the last gasp of Trumpian lies and hyperbole.
Kicking back to watch purplish and pink sunset colors arc over the sky while the last gasps of alpenglow fade from Mount Adams felt like a classic Northwest rural tableau.
This is a last gasp of men who, unable to justify their sexism in any way, must resort to brute force.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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