ˌlast-ˈditch 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.

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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 talks between the two sides in a last-ditch effort to avert war.

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last ditch(1)
n. The last place that can be defended; the last resort.
They will fight reform to the last ditch.

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last-ditch(2)
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.

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