- keep something until last
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to delay dealing with or using something until you have dealt with or used all the other things
Let’s save the champagne until last.
Main entry: last
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
keep something until last
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leave something until last — leave/save/keep/something until last phrase to delay dealing with or using something until you have dealt with or used all the other things Let’s save the champagne until last. Thesaurus: to stop doing somethingsynonym to kill a person or animal … Useful english dictionary
save something until last — leave/save/keep/something until last phrase to delay dealing with or using something until you have dealt with or used all the other things Let’s save the champagne until last. Thesaurus: to stop doing somethingsynonym to kill a person or animal … Useful english dictionary
last — I UK [lɑːst] / US [læst] adjective, adverb, determiner, noun, pronoun *** Summary: Last can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a noun): I saw him last night. ♦ I wasn t here last time. as an adjective (after a determiner… … English dictionary
last — last1 [ læst ] function word *** Last can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a noun): I saw him last night. I wasn t here last time. as an adjective (after a determiner and before a noun): My last job was in London. I ate … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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