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pis aller
[
pee z
a
-
ley
]
Origin
pis al·ler
/
pi zaˈleɪ
/
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[
pee z
a
-
ley
]
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French
.
the last resort or the final resource.
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pis aller
(piz ale)
—
n
a last resort; stopgap
[literally: (at) the worst going]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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pis aller
"last resource," 1676, from Fr., lit. "to go worse," from pis "worse," from L. pejus, neut. of pejor "worse" + aller "to go."
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