Nov 4, 2020 · Desperate describes a condition or state of being so its verb definition would have to be "existing in a condition of desperation", which doesn't yet exist. Therefore, you'd have to make one …

May 20, 2022 · What do you call a desperate attempt unlikely to succeed? For example, when other ideas have failed and you have one final go before giving up

Feb 18, 2016 · Idiomatically, if you're not actually going to reproduce the exact words as spoken (in quote marks), there's often an implication of "desperate pleading" if you include the word please in a …

Apr 4, 2025 · We did anything possible to avert disaster. [desperate, you try anything, we really didn't know what to to]. We did everything possible to avert disaster. [implies you know all the things you …

Oct 7, 2024 · 0 American self-assuredness [eyes roll]. His gist is that she doesn't know what she's missing out on. Pick up, hook up, or the British 'pull' are slang for desperate attempts to randomly …

Jun 6, 2024 · As @Nuclear Hoagie pointed out, a similar English idiom is beggars can't be choosers, meaning that if you're in desperate need of something, you should be satisfied with what you get, …

Feb 28, 2014 · When asking for something politely which sentence is a better/proper choice? Could you please help me? or Could you help me please?

Dec 22, 2023 · (8) The doctors made a last desperate attempt to save the boy's life. Is there any difference between them? If it is, then what is it? Also I found the sentence that has "a last". I'm …

Mar 11, 2025 · Learners are often desperate to avoid ambiguity but it doesn't always matter. The word "squat" can mean to move into a squat, but it's often ambiguous. If you say something like "I …

Oct 3, 2022 · Cut the price BY half would work, but loses the impact of the cutting. Cut the price TO half sounds a bit weak as it is. you could use... Slashed the price IN half Reduced the price BY half …