- fight to the last ditch
- 1) Военный термин: сражаться до последнего патрона2) Сленг: биться до последнего (не уступать, идти на принцип)
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
fight to the last ditch
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fight to the last ditch — Fight until defeat is inevitable … A concise dictionary of English slang
die in the last ditch — To fight to the bitter end • • • Main Entry: ↑last … Useful english dictionary
To die in the last ditch — Die Die, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Died}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dying}.] [OE. deyen, dien, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. deyja; akin to Dan. d[ o]e, Sw. d[ o], Goth. diwan (cf. Goth. afd?jan to harass), OFries. d?ia to kill, OS. doian to die, OHG. touwen,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
to the last ditch — To fight until completely exhausted ● fight … Useful english dictionary
die in the last ditch — v. prefer death to surrender, fight till the end … English contemporary dictionary
last ditch — noun Etymology: last (II) + ditch : a place of final defense : the last resort the journals of opinion are about the last ditch for the individualist H.L.Smith b. 1906 likely to fight acculturation to the last ditch Ralph Linton * * * used to… … Useful english dictionary
last ditch — {n.} The last place that can be defended; the last resort. * /They will fight reform to the last ditch./ … Dictionary of American idioms
last ditch — {n.} The last place that can be defended; the last resort. * /They will fight reform to the last ditch./ … Dictionary of American idioms
last\ ditch — noun the last place that can be defended; the last resort. They will fight reform to the last ditch … Словарь американских идиом
ditch — n. & v. n. 1 a long narrow excavated channel esp. for drainage or to mark a boundary. 2 a watercourse, stream, etc. v. 1 intr. make or repair ditches (hedging and ditching). 2 tr. provide with ditches; drain. 3 tr. sl. leave in the lurch; abandon … Useful english dictionary
fight — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. battle, affray, brawl, quarrel; contest, struggle; pugnacity. Slang, scrap. See contention, irascibility, resolution. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A violent struggle] Syn. strife, conflict, contention, feud … English dictionary for students
