desperate measure

• Крайняя или рискованная мера, предпринимаемая в качестве последнего средства, когда все другие варианты провалились, часто в критической или срочной ситуации.

An extreme or risky action taken as a last resort when all other options have failed, often in a critical or urgent situation.

1. Extreme action taken in a difficult situationB2formal

   An action taken as a last resort when all other options have failed, often involving high risk or sacrifice.

   Отчаянная мера

   • Selling the family home was a desperate measure to pay off the debt.
   • The government imposed a curfew as a desperate measure to control the riots.
   • He resorted to desperate measures to save his failing business.