As a last resort
If everything else fails. As a last resort we decided to borrow some money to buy the car.
If everything else fails. As a last resort we decided to borrow some money to buy the car.
To appear in a certain place. When the fire department arrived on the scene the fire was very large.
To make practical plans for something to happen or someone to do something. We arranged for someone to come and fix our broken shower.
All day and all night. We worked around the clock to prepare the store to open.
To be armed with many weapons. The police were armed to the teeth during the raid.
To have a weapon that may be used (usually used for a criminal). The criminal was armed and dangerous when the police arrested him.
To be joined together by the arms. The young girls walked to school arm in arm.
The idiom means something costs too much money. The new motorcycle cost my brother an arm and a leg.
To argue only to be different. My brother always argues for the sake of arguing.
Someone or something that is very precious or important to you. The man's youngest daughter is the apple of his eye.