desperate measures

Extreme and undesirable actions taken as a solution to a problem that cannot be resolved by ordinary means. With his job gone and debt mounting, John was forced to take desperate measures to keep his home.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Seong	sung	Korean
Eustathios	-	Ancient Greek
Arvo	AHR-vo	Finnish
Tamerlane	-	History
Pepita	pe-PEE-tah	Spanish
Neofit	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian