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
Dike	-	Greek Mythology
Ema	-	Spanish, Portuguese, Slovene, Czech, Slovak, Croatian
Symeonu	-	Old Church Slavic
Eligius	-	Late Roman
Chiranjivi	-	Indian, Hindi, Telugu
Darren	DER-ən, DAR-ən	English