reso Idiom, Proverb

last resort

last hope for assistance, last chance to succeed I will call the police only as a last resort - only when I'm desperate.

resort to

turn to（sth．，often bad）for help；employ求助于（某物，常指不好的）；诉诸于；用
When his wife left him，he resorted to drinking．他妻子离开他之后，他就开始酗酒了。
Never resort to mean tricks to serve your end．千万不可用欺诈的手段来达到你的目的。

as a last resort

Idiom(s): as a last resort

Theme: CHOICE - LAST

as the last choice; if everything else fails.
• Call the doctor at home only as a last resort.
• As a last resort, she will perform surgery.

as a last resort|last resort|resort

adv. phr. In lieu of better things; lacking better solutions. "We'll sleep in our sleeping bags as a last resort," John said, "since all the motels are full."

leave someone to his or her resources

leave someone to his or her resources
Let one rely on oneself to do what he or she likes or to get out of trouble. For example, Left to his own resources, my four-year-old might well turn the hose on the dog, or Refusing to pay for Lydia's traffic ticket, Dad insisted on leaving her to her resources.

resort

resort
see last resort.

resources

resources
see leave someone to his or her resources.