TO THE LAST

Definition: TO THE LAST

TO THE LAST

1. To the end; till the conclusion. And blunder on in business to the last. --Pope. Syn: At Last , At Length . Usage: These phrases both denote that some delayed end or result has been reached. At length implies that a long period was spent in so doing; as, after a voyage of more than three months, we at Length arrived safe. At last commonly implies that something has occurred (as interruptions, disappointments, etc.) which leads us to emphasize the idea of having reached the end; as, in spite of every obstacle, we have at last arrived.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Danger

Tottering; unstable, unsteady; shaky, top-heavy, tumbledown, ramshackle, crumbling, waterlogged; helpless, guideless; in a bad way; reduced to the last extremity, at the last extremity; trembling in the balance; nodding to its fall; (destruction). threatening; ominous, illomened; alarming; (fear); explosive.

Lateness

Put off, defer, delay, lay over, suspend; table; shift off, stave off; waive, retard, remand, postpone, adjourn; procrastinate; dally; prolong, protract; spin out, draw out, lengthen out, stretch out; prorogue; keep back; tide over; push to the last, drive to the last; let the matter stand over; reserve; (store); temporize; consult one's pillow, sleep on it.

Perseverance

Solid, sturdy, staunch, stanch, true to oneself; unchangeable; unconquerable; (strong); indomitable, game to the last, indefatigable, untiring, unwearied, never tiring.

Crosswords: TO THE LAST

Down to the last child! (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers; writing credit: Frances Walsh)

Its vanished trees had once pandered in whispers to the last and greatest of all human dreams. (New York: A Documentary Film; writing credit: Ric Burns; James Sanders)

Spend it to the last dime for all the hard times (Hit 'em up Style (Oops!); performing artist: Blu Cantrell)

Down to the last drip drop, watch the hips rock (What'Chu Like; performing artist: Da Brat)

To the Last Day (1962)

Gunsmoke: To the Last Man (1992)

Good to the Last Drop (1986)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• A Teacher's Guide to the Last Goodie (reference)

• The Girlfriends' Guide to Toddlers: A Survival Manual to the "Terrible Twos" (And Ones and Threes) from the First Step, the First Potty and the First Word ("No") to the Last Blankie (reference)

  (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Jeff's last skedaddle off to the last ditch. Credit: Library of Congress.

Leningrad inhabitants, including women of all ages, under the leadership of Petrov, a munition worker, using shovels and picks to help construct anti-tank ditches in answer to the call to defend their city to the last during the Siege of Leningrad. Credit: Library of Congress.

Big U.S. naval base in Ulster built by American and British workers. Londonderry is now America's premier naval base in Europe. Nearly 800 American technicians with over 2000 local workers built it in six months, all equipment down to the last nut and bol. Credit: Library of Congress.

Charge the enemy to the last breath. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

This series can never reach 4 inches, since, however many terms we take, we are always short of 4 inches by an amount equal to the last term taken.

She had her consciousness to the last.

She hugg'd the offender, and forgave the offence: Sex to the last.

A constant sense of this had remained with him up to the last year of his school life.

The devil goes on exacting compound interest to the last for his early share and numerous succeeding investments in them.

To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Business

Although in the last years the natural gas consumption has declined compared to the last decade, due in large part to the reform and restructuring processes, it is estimated that the natural gas would further represent a significant primary energy source for Romania, covering about 35-40% of the total resources. (references)

Economic History

Venezuela

For contact information and a list of government publications, please refer to the last page of this document. (references)

Bahrain

The U.S. Company IFC Kaiser completed a feasibility study of the project in 1999. Although ALBA is not soliciting companies for work on the project just yet, American company Bechtel is expected to take part in the competition as they were a primary contributor to the last expansion. (references)

China

Expected to continue development at a rate of 25-30% annually over the next five years, the total annual volume of decoration and refurbishing work will also likely soar from RMB 200 billion to 600 billion ($24.2 billion to $72.6 billion) between 2001 through 2005. According to the last three years of empirical analysis, building and decoration exports to China grew from $29.3 million in 1998 to $39.4 million in 2000. During this period, growth in this sector rose at a rate of 34.48%. (references)

Minorities

Macedonia

According to the last census, in 1994, ethnic Albanians comprised approximately 23 percent of the population, but ethnic Albanian claims that they comprise around 30 percent were credible. (references)

Political Economy

IRELAND

The EU's telecom ministers decision of October 2000 agreed to a series of "local loop unbundling rules." As a result, access to the last mile of telephone lines was liberalized in Ireland January 1, 2001. The Office of the Director of Telecommunications has set a tariff for the "last mile," which is presently being challenged by Eircom in the Irish courts. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "TO THE LAST": down to the last detail ♦ down to the last drop ♦ game to the last ♦ to the last breath ♦ to the last drop. Additional references.

Chinese 

背城借一 (fight to the last ditch, make a last-ditch stand before the city wall, put up a desperate struggle). (various references)

Czech

do poslední kapky (down to the last drop), do nejmenšího detailu (down to the last detail). (various references)

Finnish

viimeiseen asti (to the utmost). (various references)

Greek 

μέχρι τέλους (until the bitter end). (various references)

Hungarian

végig (all along, alongside, over, till the last, to end), véges-végig (till the last). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

飽く迄も (persistency, thoroughness), 飽く迄 (persistently, stubbornly, to the end), 飽くまで (persistently, stubbornly, to the end), 最後まで (to the end). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

さい�"まで (to the end), あくまでも (persistency, thoroughness), あくまで (persistently, stubbornly, to the end). (various references)

Pig Latin

otay ethay astlay

Romanian

pânã la ultimã picãturã (to the last drop). (various references)

Russian 

предпоследний (last but one, next to the last, penult, penultimate), до последней степени (to the last degree, to the nth degree). (various references)

Turkish

sonuna kadar (to the bitter end, to the utmost, up against the wall, with one's back to the wall). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: hottest, loathes, stealth, tattles.

-3 letters: attest, halest, haloes, haoles, haslet, helots, hostel, hotels, latest, lathes, lattes, loathe, lotahs, lottes, osteal, shelta, shtetl, solate, tattle, thetas, tholes, totals.

-4 letters: aloes, altho, altos, ethos, haets, hales, halos, halts, haole, haste, hates, heals, heats, helos, helot, holes, holts, hosel, hosta, hotel, lathe, laths, latte, leash, least.

+4 letters: throatlatches.

+5 letters: stadtholderate, stoutheartedly.

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