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last hurrah — If an elderly person does something special before they die, it is a last hurrah … The small dictionary of idiomes
last hurrah — last′ hurrah′ n. 1) cvb a politician s final campaign 2) cvb any final attempt, competition, performance, success, or the like • Etymology: from The Last Hurrah, a novel (1956) by U.S. author Edwin O Connor (1918–68) … From formal English to slang
last hurrah — last hur rah n [C usually singular] AmE a final effort, event etc at the end of a long period of work, a life etc ▪ He s made it clear that this Olympics, his third, will be his last hurrah … Dictionary of contemporary English
last hurrah — last hur rah noun count usually singular AMERICAN a final effort, performance, appearance, event, etc., at the end of someone s career: His election to the council was seen as his last hurrah … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
last hurrah — last big event for an old person Frank is planning one more TV concert his last hurrah … English idioms
last hurrah — /last həˈra/ (say lahst huh rah) noun a final achievement at the end of a career. {from the novel The Last Hurrah (1956) by US author Edwin O Connor, which tells of the final campaign of an Irish American politician} …
last hurrah — ☆ last hurrah n. a final attempt or appearance, as in politics … English World dictionary
last hurrah — N COUNT: usu sing Someone s last hurrah is the last occasion on which they do something, especially at the end of their career. I haven t even begun to think about quitting, or having a last hurrah, or allowing my career to wind down … English dictionary
last hurrah — noun Etymology: from The Last Hurrah (1956) by Edwin O Connor died 1968 American novelist Date: 1966 a final often valedictory effort, production, or appearance < his unsuccessful Senate run was his last hurrah R. W. Daly > … New Collegiate Dictionary
last hurrah — noun a final performance or effort (especially before retirement) • Syn: ↑swan song • Hypernyms: ↑performance * * * noun, pl ⋯ rahs [count] : a last effort, production, or appearance The movie was his last hurrah. [=it was the last movie that he… … Useful english dictionary
