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last-gasp
last-gasp (lăst′găsp′)adj. Undertaken as a final recourse; last-ditch.
last gasp n.last-gasp n (modifier) done in desperation at the last minute: a last-gasp attempt to save the talks. Translationslast-gasp
last-gaspFinal, usually drastic or risky, with failure as the only alternative. The home team is mounting one last-gasp attempt in the final seconds of the game to try to force an overtime showdown. In a last-gasp effort to avoid a government shutdown, congress has pushed forward a new spending bill.last gaspThe 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] See also: gasp, lastThesaurusSeelast gasp |