au pis aller /ō pē-za-lāˈ/

1. At the worst
2. As a last resort

• stock saddle
• stock saddles
• stocks and stones
• stock-still
• stocktake
• stocktakes
• stocktaking
• stocktakings
• stock whip
• stock whips
• stockwork
• stockworks
• stocky
• stockyard
• stockyards
• stodge
• stodged
• stodger
• stodgers
• stodges
• stodgier
• stodgiest
• stodgily
• stodginess
• stodginesses