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/ˌlɑːst həˈrɑː/ Someone's last hurrah is their final effort after a long period of work: Petersen has said that this season will be his last hurrah as a player. Someone or something's last hurrah is their last period of influence or power: This huge, unfinished building represents the last hurrah of the former regime.
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May 9, 2024 · noun. : a final often valedictory effort, production, or appearance. his unsuccessful Senate run was his last hurrah R. W. Daly.
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 ...
noun · a politician's final campaign. · any final attempt, competition, performance, success, or the like: his last hurrah as a college football star.
Apr 13, 2024 · used to express joy, approval, or encouragement. Hip, hip, hooray! Hooray! I got the job!
(idiomatic) A final act (by a politician, etc.) or performance (by an actor, etc.) that marks the end of a career. (idiomatic) Any final effort or performance.
A final appearance, especially at the end of one's career. The phrase has a bittersweet, if not sad, connotation, since it's applied to the end of a person's ...
Last Hurrah definition: A final appearance or effort, especially at the end of a career.
The earliest known use of the noun last hurrah is in the 1960s. OED's earliest evidence for last hurrah is from 1960, in Delta Democrat-Times (Greenville, ...