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pis aller

noun as in makeshift

noun as in mixed blessing

noun as in stopgap

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Example Sentences

It would be time enough to give in, and make the best of a pis aller , when he was forced to do so.

All this, of course, was but making the best of a pis-aller.

My poor fellow went off in a fit, last week, and I took that Irishman as a pis aller.

It was just a coincidence of the 'premier pas' and the 'pis aller.'

To the present writer it seems a pis aller which high-minded married persons should avoid if they can practise self-restraint.

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On this page you'll find 42 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to pis aller, such as: ace in the hole, card up one's sleeve, dernier ressort, last expedient, last hope, and last resource.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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