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Examples:last round of testing in the imperial examinations—the Last Supper (in the biblical Passion story)—holocene system (geological strata laid down during the last 12000 years)—Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (1931-), last president of the Soviet Union 1991-1995—Eugene Cernan (1934-), US astronaut in Apollo 10 and Apollo 17 missions, "last man on the moon"—make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)—lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom); the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop—Pu Yi, personal name of the last Qing emperor (reigned as child 1909-1911), the subject of Bertolucci's biopic The Last Emperor—the Last Supper (in the Christian Passion story)—while there is life, the fight continues (idiom); fight to the last—only when absolutely essential (idiom); as a last resort—precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely last out the day—(literary) I trust you have been well since we last met—Holocene (geological period covering approx 12000 years since the last ice age)—make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch—While the green hills last, there'll be wood burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.—grass that has grown on a grave since last year—Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (69-30 BC), the last Egyptian pharaoh—fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure—the idea is present before the first stroke of the brush, when the last stroke is placed the idea shines through—emphasize down to last detail (idiom); to show every possible consideration—Cenozoic (geological era covering the last 65m years)—letter written in one's own blood, expressing determination, hatred, last wishes etc—Chongzhen, reign name of last Ming emperor (1628-1644)—Chris Patten (1944-), last British Governor of Hong Kong 1992-1997—be unprepared and seek help at the last minute [idiom.]— |