I made one last-ditch effort to get her to stay.
•It was a lastditch effort. I didn't expect it to work.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
last-ditch effort — See: LAST DITCH … Dictionary of American idioms
last-ditch\ effort — See: last ditch … Словарь американских идиом
last-ditch effort — n. final attempt, attempt made when there is little time left … English contemporary dictionary
last-ditch — adj a last ditch attempt/effort etc a final attempt to achieve something before it is too late ▪ The negotiators made a last ditch effort to reach an agreement … Dictionary of contemporary English
last-ditch — UK US /ˌlɑːstˈdɪtʃ/ adjective [before noun] ► used to describe an act that is made at the end of a series of failures to solve a problem, and is not expected to succeed: last ditch effort/attempt »They are now involved in a last ditch attempt to… … Financial and business terms
last-ditch — adjective a last ditch attempt/effort etc a final attempt to achieve something before it is too late: The negotiators made a last ditch effort to reach an agreement … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
last-ditch — a last ditch attempt to solve a problem is the final attempt that you make after you have failed several times to solve it. The gesture has been seen by many as a last ditch attempt to win voters. (always before noun) The UN is trying to secure… … New idioms dictionary
last-ditch — adjective a last ditch effort to save the old church Syn: last minute, last chance, eleventh hour, last resort, desperate, do or die, last gasp, final … Thesaurus of popular words
last-ditch — {adj.} Made or done as a last chance to keep from losing or tailing. * /He threw away his cigarettes in a last ditch effort to stop smoking./ Compare: BACK TO THE WALL … Dictionary of American idioms
last-ditch — {adj.} Made or done as a last chance to keep from losing or tailing. * /He threw away his cigarettes in a last ditch effort to stop smoking./ Compare: BACK TO THE WALL … Dictionary of American idioms
