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if all else fails

if all else fails phrase: if none of someone's attempts or plans succeed.

Phrase

if all else fails

  1. If none of someone's attempts or plans succeed.
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Forms of if all else fails

alternative formwhen all else fails

Questions about if all else fails

What does if all else fails mean?
If all else fails means if none of someone's attempts or plans succeed.
What part of speech is if all else fails?
If all else fails is a phrase.

Words near if all else fails in the dictionary

  1. Iezrites
  2. Iezzi
  3. Iezzis
  4. if
  5. if a day
  6. if all else fails
  7. if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail
  8. if all you've got is a hammer, everything looks like a nail
  9. if and only if
  10. if and when
  11. if anything

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