desperate measure

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Noun desperate measure has 1 sense

desperate measure - desperate actions taken as a means to an end; "he had to resort to desperate measures"
--₁ is a kind of means, agency, way

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Desperate Measure

Definition: A step taken out of extreme necessity or when all other options have failed.

Sample Sentences:

The company had to resort to desperate measures in order to avoid bankruptcy.
In a desperate measure to save his job, he lied to his boss.
She considered breaking into the car as a desperate measure to retrieve her keys.

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