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
Praise	PRAYZ	English (Rare)
Peregrinus	-	Late Roman
Siani	-	Welsh
Eckehard	E-ke-hahrt	German
Avgusta	-	Slovene
Palmira	-	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese