as a last resort
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as a last resort
As a final option, usually when preferable ones have failed. We will only pursue suspension as a last resort, so please improve your behavior in class. For now, I'm praying that the weather improves. I'm only going to cancel my flight as a last resort. A: "Well, we could use this ladder as a last resort." B: "That rickety old thing doesn't look strong enough to support a butterfly!"
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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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