last resort

A final expedient or recourse to achieve some end or settle a difficulty. For example, If you don't improve, we'll try this new medication as a last resort. This term originally referred to a court of law from which there was no appeal. [Late 1600s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alissa	ə-LIS-ə	English
LluÍS	-	Catalan
Linus	LIE-nəs (English), LEE-nuws (German, Swedish)	Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized), German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Reinoud	-	Dutch
Avishag	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Susanne	zoo-ZAH-nə (German), soo-SAN-ne (Danish)	German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian