last chance saloon
Syllables: last chance sa·loonUK/ˌlɑːs(t)tʃɑːns səˈluːn//ˌlæs(t)ˌtʃæns səˈlun/
last chance saloon noun: a saloon located at the end of a road or the outskirts of a town.
Noun
last chance saloon
- A saloon located at the end of a road or the outskirts of a town.
- A place that one is said to inhabit when facing an imminent disaster with diminishing or limited remaining opportunities to avoid it; a last chance to take action.
- Unless we find a million pounds by Monday, the company will go bust. We really are in the last chance saloon.
Origin of last chance saloon
Said to be from the name of a former type of bar or saloon in the United States in the 19th century that offered customers the final opportunity to drink alcohol before passing into an area where alcohol was prohibited or scarce.
Words that rhyme with last chance saloon
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- croon
- blue moon
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- monsoon
- noon
- pontoon
- raccoon
- tribune
- attune
- dragoon
- hoon
- immune
- picayune
- platoon
- soon
- swoon
- tycoon
- afternoon
- baboon
- commune
- doubloon
- harpoon
- jejune
- pantaloon
- picaroon
- shalloon
- bassoon
- buffoon
- cocoon
- dabloon
- entune
- gadroon
- hewn
- impugn
- jargoon
- june
- lacune
- lune
- macaroon
- man in the moon
- maroon
- poon
- puccoon
- ratoon
- scone
- toon
- trial balloon
- troon
Questions about last chance saloon
- What does last chance saloon mean?
- Last chance saloon means a saloon located at the end of a road or the outskirts of a town.
- What part of speech is last chance saloon?
- Last chance saloon is a noun.
- How do you pronounce last chance saloon?
- Last chance saloon is pronounced /ˌlɑːs(t)tʃɑːns səˈluːn/ (UK).
Words near last chance saloon in the dictionary
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