if/when all else fails
idiom
: if/when everything else one has attempted has failed
He only bothers to read the directions if/when all else fails.
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Nicole Hynson normally gets roped in to help when all else fails.
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
And finally, if all else fails and the account holder has a YouTube account up and running, many users have found that contacting YouTube support, including the by way of social media, has often resulted in them being given direct help to recover the account where all has appeared lost.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
And if all else fails, the plane has a manually deployable airframe parachute.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2024
And if all else fails, just hold out for Netflix’s upcoming live-action movie adaptation which promises to be a jumping on point for new fans, albeit one that could easily end up being world-famous for all the wrong reasons.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2024
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
And finally, if all else fails and the account holder has a YouTube account up and running, many users have found that contacting YouTube support, including the by way of social media, has often resulted in them being given direct help to recover the account where all has appeared lost.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
And if all else fails, the plane has a manually deployable airframe parachute.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2024
And if all else fails, just hold out for Netflix’s upcoming live-action movie adaptation which promises to be a jumping on point for new fans, albeit one that could easily end up being world-famous for all the wrong reasons.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2024
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“If/when all else fails.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/if%2Fwhen%20all%20else%20fails. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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