to the last

to the last
to the last
1. To the end
2. Until death
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to the last formal phrase
right up until someone dies or something ends

To the last he took pleasure in living.

Thesaurus: final and at the endsynonym
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to/till the ˈlast idiom
until the last possible moment, especially until death

He died protesting his innocence to the last.

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