last hurrah
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Meaning · English
A final effort or performance before retiring or ending
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
nỗ lực hoặc biểu diễn cuối cùng trước khi nghỉ hưu hoặc kết thúc
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Literally: last shout of excitement
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
Neck and neck for the last hurrah
In fact, however, the signing of this treaty proved to be the last hurrah of de Gaulle's West European strategy.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “last hurrah” mean?
A final effort or performance before retiring or ending Literally: last shout of excitement
Is “last hurrah” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.