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"etymology_text": "Popularized and given its current sense through an 1847 translation by Agnes Strickland of a quote attributed to William of Orange during the French invasion of 1672 on his being advised to surrender Holland to Louis XIV: \"No, I mean to die in the last ditch.\"",
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"Final, as a last resort; done in desperation."
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"(idiomatic) Final, as a last resort; done in desperation."
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "as a last resort, done in desperation",
"word": "viimeinen epätoivoinen"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "as a last resort, done in desperation",
"word": "de la dernière chance"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "as a last resort, done in desperation",
"word": "verzweifelt"
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"sense": "as a last resort, done in desperation",
"word": "allerletzter"
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"sense": "as a last resort, done in desperation",
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"sense": "as a last resort, done in desperation",
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"sense": "as a last resort, done in desperation",
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"sense": "as a last resort, done in desperation",
"word": "último"
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"roman": "ostánnij vidčajdúšnyj",
"sense": "as a last resort, done in desperation",
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"sense": "as a last resort, done in desperation",
"word": "de la dernière chance"
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