as a final resort

as a final resort
as a first (or last or final) resort before anything else is attempted (or when all else has failed).
Main Entry: resort

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  • Resort — Re*sort (r?*z?rt ), n. [Cf. F. ressort jurisdiction. See {Resort}, v.] 1. The act of going to, or making application; a betaking one s self; the act of visiting or seeking; recourse; as, a place of popular resort; often figuratively; as, to have… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • resort — I verb To frequent; to go, especially to go frequently, customarily, or usually. To have recourse; to look to for relief or help II noun Recourse; a person or thing that is looked to for help. A place of frequent assembly; a haunt. U. S. ex rel.… …   Black's law dictionary

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