last resort

Idioms  

1. A final expedient or recourse to achieve some end or settle a difficulty. For example, If you don't improve, we'll try this new medication as a last resort. This term originally referred to a court of law from which there was no appeal. [Late 1600s]

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Example Sentences

Pitchford said he unsuccessfully tried to leave the army twice, before telling a forces doctor that he was gay to try to get a medical discharge as a last resort.

From BBC

A last resort would be a conservatorship, which is an involuntary process and takes place when a person is unable to take care of their finances.

From MarketWatch

That has led some to argue it is being used beyond the general understanding that it would only be used as a last resort.

From BBC

Options administrators will look at include selling the company, selling some assets, or in the last resort, winding it up.

From BBC

Charlotte is now claiming universal credit, which she says is a last resort.

From BBC