last chance saloon
noun[S]
uk/ˌlɑːst tʃɑːns səˈluːn/us/ˌlæst tʃæns səˈluːn/afinalopportunityto besuccessfulor to beacceptedafter anumberoffailures:
Everyoneknewthecompanywasin thelastchancesaloon.
Theministerwarnedthepressthat they weredrinkingin thelastchancesaloon.
- What we areactuallysaying is that this is a lastchancesaloonto make thevoluntarysystemwork.
- Thecricketeradmittedthat this was his lastchancesaloon- if he didn't do thingsright, he wassureEnglandwouldrunout ofpatience.
- Some of theplayersare already in the Arsenaldepartureloungewhileothersare in the lastchancesaloon.
Opportunity
- another/a second bite at/of the cherryidiom
- be in with a shoutidiom
- best betidiom
- bite
- break
- foot
- half
- hay
- headroom
- it's now or neveridiom
- look in
- make hay while the sun shinesidiom
- pass
- shop window
- smell bloodidiom
- sneak peek
- the American dream
- there are plenty more fish in the seaidiom
- toehold
- window
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