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
Horst	HAWRST	German
&Aelig;Lf&Thorn;Ry&Eth;	-	Anglo-Saxon
Prudencia	proo-DHEN-thya (Spanish), proo-DHEN-sya (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Clarence	['klærəns]
Coreen	kə-REEN	English (Rare)
Yngvi	-	Norse Mythology