as a last resort

as a last resort
as a last resort
as the last choice; if everything else fails. •

Call me at home only as a last resort.

As a last resort, the doctor will perform surgery.

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{adv. phr.} In lieu of better things; lacking better solutions. * /"We'll sleep in our sleeping bags as a last resort," John said, "since all the motels are full."/

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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