last

Related to last: last minute, Last Stand, Last Names

last (up) until (something)

1. To continue or endure up to some future action or point in time. The beach party lasted until sunset. The monarch's rule lasted up until 1705. The president indicated that the stimulus package would last until the economy was healthy again.
2. To be an adequate amount up to some point in the future. We bought enough supplies to last until the storm has passed. Only give each guest one cookie. I want them to last until everyone has arrived.
3. To remain functional, serviceable, or adequate up to some point in the future. We need to buy a car that will last until the kids are all grown up, not something we'll need to replace in a few years' time. My computer is really struggling to work. I just hope it lasts until I get my year-end bonus.
See also: last, until

last hurrah

A final act, achievement, or effort. Finishing the month-long project was Cheri's last hurrah before she left the company to pursue another opportunity.
See also: hurrah, last
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

last

(from something) until something to endure from one point in time to another. The meeting lasted from noon until midnight. The party lasted until the food ran out. the last hurrah Fig. a final appearance, as at the end of one's career; the last time for doing something. Tom is retiring, and we are having a little party as his last hurrah right now. He won't be here the next time you visit our offices.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See:
  • (one) last fling
  • (one's) last resting place
  • (something) is the last straw
  • (the) last (one) heard
  • a last resort
  • a last-ditch stand/attempt/effort
  • a week yesterday
  • a week yesterday, last Monday, etc.
  • a week yesterday/last (some day)/etc.
  • a wonder lasts but nine days
  • about last night...
  • as a last resort
  • at (long) last
  • at last
  • at long last
  • at the last chance saloon
  • at the last count
  • at the last gasp
  • at the last minute
  • at the last minute/moment
  • bad egg
  • be (one's) last resort
  • be on (one's) last legs
  • be on its last legs
  • be the final straw
  • be the first (person) to (do something)
  • be the last (person) to (do something)
  • be the last person
  • be the last straw
  • be the last word
  • be the last word in (something)
  • be the last/final straw
  • before last
  • belay my last
  • breathe (one's) last (breath)
  • breathe last
  • breathe one's last
  • breathe your last
  • cobbler, stick to your last
  • Custer's last stand
  • dead last
  • die in the last ditch
  • down to the last detail
  • draw (one's) last breath
  • each and every one
  • every last
  • every last man of us/them
  • every last one
  • every last...
  • fall at the last hurdle
  • famous last words
  • first and last
  • from first to last
  • get in the last word
  • have heard the last of (someone or something)
  • have the last laugh
  • have the last say
  • have the last word
  • he laughs best who laughs last
  • he laughs longest who laughs last
  • he laughs loudest who laughs last
  • he who laughs last laughs longest
  • he who laughs last, laughs best
  • he who laughs last, laughs longest
  • he who laughs last, laughs loudest
  • head for
  • head for the last roundup
  • hear the end of (someone or something)
  • hear the last of (someone or something)
  • hear/see the end/the last of somebody/something
  • hear/see the last of somebody/something
  • I can't remember the last time (something happened)
  • I didn't (quite) catch that (last) remark
  • if it's the last thing I do
  • in the final analysis
  • in the last analysis
  • in the last chance saloon
  • in the last resort
  • in the last/final analysis
  • It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back
  • it was fun while it lasted
  • last
  • last (one) (up) until (something)
  • last (up) until (something)
  • last burst of fire
  • last but not least
  • last call
  • last chance (for/at/to do something)
  • last fling
  • last for
  • last for (some period of time)
  • last gasp
  • last gasp, the
  • last hurrah
  • last in, first out
  • last laugh
  • last laugh, have the
  • last laugh, to have the
  • last licks
  • last of the big spenders, the
  • last out
  • last resort
  • last roundup
  • last straw
  • last straw, the
  • Last Supper
  • last thing
  • last trump
  • last will and testament
  • last word
  • last word, the
  • last word, to have the
  • last-ditch
  • last-ditch attempt
  • last-ditch defense/effort
  • last-ditch effort
  • last-gasp
  • last-gasp effort
  • last-minute
  • let the cobbler stick to his last
  • nice guys finish last
  • on (one's) last legs
  • on its last legs
  • on last legs
  • on one’s last legs
  • on one's last legs
  • on one's last legs, to be
  • on your last legs
  • on your/its last legs
  • one last thing
  • one last word
  • one's last resting place
  • pay (one's) last respects
  • see the end of (someone or something)
  • see the last of
  • see the last of (someone or something)
  • so last year
  • stick to (one's) last
  • stick to one's last
  • stick to your last
  • take a picture, it will last longer
  • the cobbler should stick to his last
  • the day, week, month, etc. before last
  • the first/last to do something
  • the last chance saloon
  • the last gasp
  • the last gasp of (something)
  • the last I heard
  • the last lap
  • the last laugh
  • the last minute
  • the last of the big spenders
  • the last of the lot
  • the last of the Mohicans
  • the last person
  • the last roundup
  • the last straw
  • the last thing (one) needs
  • the last thing (one) wants
  • the last word
  • the last word in (something)
  • the last word in something
  • the very last
  • the/(one's) last breath
  • the/(one's) last gasp
  • this/that is the last straw
  • till the last
  • to the last
  • to/till the last
  • until the last
  • until the last dog is hung
  • very last
  • what did your last slave die of
  • your last gasp
  • your/the last gasp
  • your/the last/final word
References in classic literature
Still, there is a certain interest which attaches to the mantel-piece: it conceals a cleverly constructed hiding-place, between the floor of the room and the ceiling of the room beneath, which was made during the last evil days of the Inquisition in Venice, and which is reported to have saved an ancestor of my gracious lord pursued by that terrible tribunal.
The Haunted Hotel
It was addressed to Miss Garth, on paper with the deepest mourning-border round it; and the writer was the same man who followed us on our way home from a walk one day last spring -- Captain Wragge.
No Name
She said good-bye to them all, and at last turned her face to the side where her best-beloved had lain, and for over an hour she prayed.
Margaret Ogilvy
The little man crawled about in the hay-loft, and at last found a snug place to finish his night's rest in; so he laid himself down, meaning to sleep till daylight, and then find his way home to his father and mother.
Fairy Tales
"Now that you are about to die the most unthinkably horrid death that it is given a white man to die--let this word of the plight of your wife add to the torments that you must suffer before the last savage spear-thrust releases you from your torture."
The Beasts of Tarzan
And, as I obeyed that last behest with all my might, without a thought of what I was doing, save that he bade me do it, I saw his hands shoot up and his head bob down, and his lithe, spare body cut the sunset as cleanly and precisely as though he had plunged at his leisure from a diver's board!
The Amateur Cracksman
As the last utan was filing past us the waters had risen until they surged about our necks, but we clasped hands and stood our ground until the last man had passed to the comparative safety of the new passageway.
The Gods of Mars
Was not your costume last night rather a singular one for the evening?
The Kingdom of the Blind
The picture of their unhappy brother stood out at last with great clearness and precision.
Crime And Punishment
At last, seeing the ship still bore on her course and was now swiftly drawing out of earshot, one of them--I know not which it was--leapt to his feet with a hoarse cry, whipped his musket to his shoulder, and sent a shot whistling over Silver's head and through the main-sail.
Treasure Island
In that case his last hope would have been destroyed.
Count of Monte Cristo
Again and again the Arabs charged, at last forming a stationary circle about the little fortress, and outside the effective range of the defenders' arrows.
Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar
They had hit the trail sixteen hours on end that day, the dogs had come in too tired to fight among themselves or even snarl, and Kama had perceptibly limped the last several miles; yet Daylight was on trail next morning at six o'clock.
Burning Daylight
The next morning brought with it the last touching and terrible tidings of her.
Law and the Lady
At last, because I was romantic, I devised an explanation which I acknowledged to be far-fetched, but which was the only one that in any way satisfied me.
Moon and Sixpence