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
Germaine	[dʒe'mein]
Angeline	awn-zhə-LEEN	French
Shprintza	-	Yiddish
Mungo	-	Scottish
Anapa	-	Egyptian Mythology
HernÁN	er-NAHN	Spanish