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last gasp

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last-gasp (lstgsp)
adj.
Undertaken as a final recourse; last-ditch.
last gasp n.
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Noun1.last gasp - the point of death or exhaustion or completion; "the last gasp of the cold war"
end, ending - the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"
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Also, Bwikov has an aunt who is at her last gasp through old age, and may die before our departure.
Poor Folk by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
Satisfied with their work, they sat on the grass waiting for Pinocchio to give his last gasp.
The Adventures Of Pinocchio by Collodi, Carlo View in context
To finish the whole, she selects from among her blankets of various dyes one of some glowing color, and throwing it over her shoulders with a native grace, vaults into the saddle of her gay, prancing steed, and is ready to follow her mountaineer 'to the last gasp with love and loyalty.
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