Idioms containing LAST
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BE THE LAST WORD IN SMTH.
to be the best or most modern example of smth.
1. It's a nice enough restaurant and it's very reasonably priced but it's not exactly the last word in style.
HAVE THE LAST LAUGH
to outsmart or get revenge on someone who thinks he or she has been clever
1. The boys thought they had tricked the girls by locking them in the kitchen, but he girls had the last laugh when the boys got hungry and realized they couldn’t get in.
2. Mark was lazy and decided to let Roger do most of the work. But Roger had the last laugh because, in the end, Mark got none of the credit.
2. Mark was lazy and decided to let Roger do most of the work. But Roger had the last laugh because, in the end, Mark got none of the credit.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST
the final item on a list, but not the least important
1. If you want to borrow my car, you have to follow the rules. First, you must obey the speed limit, fill up the gas tank before you bring it back, and bring it back before I need it tomorrow. Last but not least , you may not drive it if you have been drinking alcohol.
2. John accomplished a lot in his lifetime. He was a teacher and an activist for the poor, he wrote several books, and last but not least , he raised four successful children.
2. John accomplished a lot in his lifetime. He was a teacher and an activist for the poor, he wrote several books, and last but not least , he raised four successful children.
LAST-DITCH EFFORT
a very strenuous final attempt
1. I’m going to try a last-ditch effort to uproot this old oak tree myself before I call the tree company to come and do it by machine.
2. Ronnie slipped and fell as he ran to catch the baseball, but when he looked up, the ball was still sailing through the air. Ronnie got up and made a last-ditch effort to catch the ball.
2. Ronnie slipped and fell as he ran to catch the baseball, but when he looked up, the ball was still sailing through the air. Ronnie got up and made a last-ditch effort to catch the ball.
LAST/FINAL STRAW
the final thing; the thing or action that is too much or goes too far
1. Constance finally quit her job because the boss asked her to make the coffee and act as a hostess, even though she was hired as an accountant. The last straw came when the boss asked her to go out and buy his family’s Christmas presents and then complained because she couldn’t get her work done.
2. First the builder dropped paint on their new carpet, then he backed his ladder through their window. When he backed his truck over their prized flowerbed, it was the final straw, and they told him not to come back.
2. First the builder dropped paint on their new carpet, then he backed his ladder through their window. When he backed his truck over their prized flowerbed, it was the final straw, and they told him not to come back.
ON (ONE'S) LAST LEGS
about to die, fail, or collapse
1. This car is practically worthless. It’s in the repair shop more than it’s on the road. I think it’s on its last legs.
2. The company is selling its assets and is about to declare bankruptcy. It’s on its last legs
2. The company is selling its assets and is about to declare bankruptcy. It’s on its last legs
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