- die in the last ditch
- die in the last ditchTo fight to the bitter end• • •Main Entry: ↑last
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To die in the last ditch — Die Die, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Died}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dying}.] [OE. deyen, dien, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. deyja; akin to Dan. d[ o]e, Sw. d[ o], Goth. diwan (cf. Goth. afd?jan to harass), OFries. d?ia to kill, OS. doian to die, OHG. touwen,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
die in the last ditch — v. prefer death to surrender, fight till the end … English contemporary dictionary
last-ditch — (adj.) on the last line of defense, 1715, attributed to William of Orange; if so, originally in a Dutch context. We have no space to enter into the detail of the heroic struggle maintained by the young stadtholder and his faithful Dutchmen; how… … Etymology dictionary
last-ditch — adjective a last ditch effort to save the old church Syn: last minute, last chance, eleventh hour, last resort, desperate, do or die, last gasp, final … Thesaurus of popular words
Die — Die, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Died}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dying}.] [OE. deyen, dien, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. deyja; akin to Dan. d[ o]e, Sw. d[ o], Goth. diwan (cf. Goth. afd?jan to harass), OFries. d?ia to kill, OS. doian to die, OHG. touwen, OSlav … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
last-ditch — adj desperate, frantic, frenzied, wild; gasping, straining, struggling, struggling mightily, fighting; do or die, Sl. all out, down to the wire, Sl. down and dirty, dug in, with one s back against the wall; last, last chance, final; heroic, epic … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
To die out — Die Die, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Died}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dying}.] [OE. deyen, dien, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. deyja; akin to Dan. d[ o]e, Sw. d[ o], Goth. diwan (cf. Goth. afd?jan to harass), OFries. d?ia to kill, OS. doian to die, OHG. touwen,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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