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last chance saloon

Noun

Meaning

(chiefly Western US, historical) A saloon located at the end of a road or the outskirts of a town. [from late 19th c.]

(chiefly Britain, figuratively) A place that one is said to inhabit when facing an imminent disaster with diminishing or limited remaining opportunities to avoid it; a last chance to take action. [from mid 20th c.]
Unless we find a million pounds by Monday, the company will go bust. We really are in the last chance saloon.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

This cowboy is part of an "I Spy" game, and once stood in front of the Last Chance Saloon, a longtime Grayslake restaurant and bar. Source: Internet

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