last word



*last word

 and *final word; *final say
Fig. the final point (in an argument); the final decision (in some matter). (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give some one ~.) The boss gets the last word in hiring. Why do you always have to have the final word in an argument?
See also: last, word

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lucianaloo-CHAH-nah (Italian), loo-THYAH-nah (Spanish), loo-SYAH-nah (Latin American Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Ancient Roman
Miranda[mi'rændə]
Helmfrid-Ancient Germanic
EstaES-təEnglish
Alsopp['ɔ:lsɔp]
Hrothgar-Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)