Splet20. mar. 2005 · The phrase does indeed originate in the war between the States. Southern soldiers, mostly country boys, didn't know a lot about the terminology of warfare and therefore "trenches", but they did know about digging ditches, and used the word ditch in place of trench. Splet25. avg. 2024 · I will copy the meaning of last- ditch according to an advanced learner´s dictionary from Cambridge: an effort or attempt that is made at the end of a series of failures to solve a problem, and is not expected to succeed. dojibear Senior Member Fresno CA English (US - northeast) Aug 24, 2024 #4
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Splet09. apr. 2024 · The government has begun to retreat from post-Brexit plans to ditch thousands of EU laws by the end of the year, a report claims.. If passed, the Retained EU Law Bill would see more than 4,000 EU ... Splet15. apr. 2024 · The adjective last-ditch means made as a final attempt to achieve something after everything else has failed. It is derived from the phrase to die in the last … topshop in london
SpletPred 1 dnevom · Skiers and snowboarders opted to ditch their snowsuits for more summer-like attire on the slopes at Blue Mountain Resort, with daytime highs reaching roughly 17 degrees above seasonal under sunny ... SpletSee here, the meanings of the word ditch, as video and text.(Click show more below.)ditch (noun) A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation ... Spletpred toliko dnevi: 2 · In 1882, his ancestors constructed a 24-mile-long ditch to bring water from headwaters in the nearby mountains to the bone-dry foothills where they lived in Holman, New Mexico, allowing their ... topshop illnau