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 (always before noun) The gesture has been seen by many as a last-ditch attempt to win voters. The UN is trying to secure talks between the two sides in a last-ditch effort to avert war.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Savino	-	Italian
Oleksandra	-	Ukrainian
Tzafrir	-	Hebrew
Divna	-	Serbian, Macedonian
Roxanna	rahk-SAN-ə	English
Woody	WUWD-ee	English