گزارش خطا در معنی کلمه 'last ditch effort'

1 general:: Phrase(s): *last-ditch effort Fig. a final effort; the last possible attempt. (*Typically: be ~; have ~; make ~.) • I made one last-ditch effort to get her to stay. • It was a lastditch effort. I didn’t expect it to work.

2 general:: A desperate final attempt, as in We're making a last-ditch effort to finish on time. This expression alludes to the military sense of last ditch, "the last line of defense." Its figurative use dates from the early 1800s.