pis aller
the last resort or the final resource.
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How to use pis aller in a sentence
It would be time enough to give in, and make the best of a pis aller , when he was forced to do so.
The Kellys and the O'Kellys | Anthony TrollopeAll this, of course, was but making the best of a pis-aller.
Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) | Wiliam Cabell BruceMy poor fellow went off in a fit, last week, and I took that Irishman as a pis aller.
The Chainbearer | J. Fenimore CooperIt was just a coincidence of the 'premier pas' and the 'pis aller.'
The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 | Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett BarrettTo the present writer it seems a pis aller which high-minded married persons should avoid if they can practise self-restraint.
Outspoken Essays | William Ralph Inge
British Dictionary definitions for pis aller
/ French (piz ale) /
a last resort; stopgap
Origin of pis aller
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