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to the last

to the last prepositional phrase: to the end, or until death.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (formal) To the end, or until death.

Questions about to the last

What does to the last mean?
To the last means to the end, or until death.
What part of speech is to the last?
To the last is a prepositional phrase.

Words near to the last in the dictionary

  1. to the good
  2. to the gunnels
  3. to the gunwales
  4. to the hilt
  5. to the house
  6. to the last
  7. to the last man
  8. to the left
  9. to the letter
  10. to the life
  11. to the limit

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