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idiomlast-ditch effort/attempt(also last-ditch appeal, negotiations, measures etc)when someone tries to prevent or change something just before it is going to happen, especially when this attempt fails or is likely to fail:The club has voted to accept women, in spite of last-ditch efforts by some of the older members to keep them out.Last-ditch negotiations between the government and unions failed on Monday.
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