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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last resort

But for Mauri, the treadmill turned out to be far more than the workout machine of last resort.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

The Football Governance Act 2025 allows the IFR to suspend or revoke licences awarded to clubs as a last resort in cases of wrongdoing.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Just like war itself, polygraphs should be a lever of last resort.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

The railroads advertised the L.A. climate as a last resort for the world’s sickly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

But I don’t want her to think she’s a last resort.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

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