last expedient

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He had tried every imaginable remedy, and now, as a last expedient, was about to take her to her paternal home in the South, to see what native air might do.

From The Roof of France by Betham-Edwards, Matilda

It was rather doubtful, however, from the number and size of the ships in sight, whether we should not find it necessary to have recourse to the last expedient.

From James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat by Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell

But before having recourse to this last expedient I would make another attempt to go against the wind and the current.

From Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I by Nansen, Fridtjof

We try the last expedient first, and get nothing.

From The First Hundred Thousand by Hay, Ian

It had been her last expedient to revive the old love, to rekindle the dead ashes of the smouldering fire.

From Vera Nevill Or, Poor Wisdom's Chance by Cameron, H. Lovett, Mrs.