last-ditch

a last-ditch attempt to solve a problem is the final attempt that you make after you have failed several times to solve it (always before noun) The gesture has been seen by many as a last-ditch attempt to win voters. The UN is trying to secure talks between the two sides in a last-ditch effort to avert war.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nazarius	-	Late Roman
Asim	-	Turkish
SauliĀ	-	Baltic Mythology (Hypothetical)
Dorinda	də-RIN-də	English
Vasylyna	-	Ukrainian
'Ofrah	-	Biblical Hebrew