last ditch effort
- hail maryDesperate long-shot attempt
- desperateDriven by urgent need
- finalLast and decisive
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
- last standUltimate defensive effort
clutch · gamble · eleventh hour · do or die · all in · brink · edge · survival · frantic · hopeless · salvage · last gasp · longshot · reckless · exhausted · cornered · nothing to lose · last chance
timing/sequence
last ditch effortfirst attempt
Initial effort at something
first try · starting point · first pass · trial run · dry run
commitment level
last ditch efforttoken effort
Symbolic but insufficient attempt
minimal effort · going through the motions · phoning it in · bare minimum · half measure