Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The final recourse or expedient; the last resort.
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- noun A
last resort .
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- noun an expedient adopted only in desperation
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French : pis, worse + aller, to go.]
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From French pis aller, from pis ("worst") + aller ("to go").
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