Meaning

1 senses
  1. (idiomatic)Synonym of last resort.

    In societies without national insurance of any kind, almshouses are the last refuge of penniless people.

Examples

5 sentences
  1. Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.

    Патріотизм — останній прихисток негідників. — deniko

    ruПатриотизм - последнее прибежище негодяя. — marafon

    deDer Patriotismus ist die letzte Zuflucht eines Schurken. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

    deKonsequenz ist das letzte Refugium der Menschen ohne Einbildungskraft. — Esperantostern

  3. Ambition is the last refuge of the failure.

    deEhrgeiz ist die letzte Zuflucht des Misserfolgs. — Tamy

  4. Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.

    ruНасилие – последний козырь дилетантов. — Ooneykcall

  5. Conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

    ruРазговор о погоде — последнее прибежище лишённого воображения человека. — odexed

Forms

plural: last refuges
Singularlast refuge
Plurallast refuges

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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