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Last gasp

noun

The point of death or exhaustion or completion.

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"Last gasp" Quotes from Famous Books

... plan—that of closing the defile—we found the job tougher than we anticipated. Those cannibals are hard fighters. They fell back as we unmasked our ambush; but they rallied quickly, and delivered one assault upon another. I tell you, we were at our last gasp when your arrival ...

— In Search of the Okapi - A Story of Adventure in Central Africa • Ernest Glanville

... to the deck, he held a hurried consultation with his two officers, the result of which was a determination to fight to the last gasp, if the crew were only willing to stand by them. It would be necessary to ascertain their feeling upon the subject before anything could be done; so, it being then within a quarter of an hour of noon, George and ...

— The Voyage of the Aurora • Harry Collingwood

... was not only to save myself, but the people in the mine! They are dying, and every moment is precious. It will take a day at least to get to them, so they'll be at their last gasp. Whatever's to be done must be ...

— King Coal - A Novel • Upton Sinclair

... case. On returning to the spot they found an arctic fox in his last gasp, lying flat on the snow, with the heavy log across his back, which seemed to be broken. A slight tap on the snout with the accountant's deadly axe-handle completed ...

— The Young Fur Traders • R.M. Ballantyne

... have together in the same ship. We did our best to prevent it, but the odds are too long for us; the coal is for the Germans and we hate England, so why worry? I know Mike Murphy will not take that view of it; for my sake he'll fight to the last gasp, but he must have help, and Reardon owes me no ...

— Cappy Ricks Retires • Peter B. Kyne

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