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last resort

English

  1. 🔊 an expedient adopted only in desperation
    “`pis aller' is French for `worst going'”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 Ășltimo recurso last resort

Similar words

pis aller action ad hoc measure answer artifice contrivance countermove coup course of action demarche dernier ressort device dodge effort expedient gimmick hope improvisation jury-rig jury-rigged expedient last expedient last shift makeshift maneuver