last expedient
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It is worth trying as a last expedient.
From The Wings of the Morning by Louis Tracy
Yet neither percentage, nor tenths, nor sacrilegious spoils, sufficed to meet his expenses; and, as a last expedient, the coin was debased, and irreparable injury inflicted on the country.
From An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 by Mary Frances Cusack
At length the Spaniards had recourse to their last expedient: the wild cattle were let loose upon the rear of the freebooters.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12 by John Rudd
It was bold, because it was the last expedient for an amicable adjustment, and because its failure must necessarily lead to very serious and immediate consequences.
From The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 by Daniel Webster
We try the last expedient first, and get nothing.
From The First Hundred Thousand by Ian Hay
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