die in the last ditch
die in the last ditch
To die after fighting valiantly until the end. None of our troops will desert us—they're loyal and willing to die in the last ditch.
See also: die, ditch, last
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
die in the last ditch
die desperately defending something; die fighting to the last extremity.This expression comes from a remark attributed to King William III ( 1650–1702 ). Asked whether he did not see that his country was lost, he is said to have responded: ‘There is one way never to see it lost, and that is to die in the last ditch’. Last-ditch is often used as an adjective meaning ‘desperately resisting to the end’.
See also: die, ditch, last
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- it's to die
- die by
- die by (something)
- die with (one's) boots on
- die with one's boots on
- die with your boots on
- to die for
- fixing to die
- die like a dog
- die like a dog, to