be the last to do something
1(the) last throes of something — the final/last/death/throes of something phrase the last stages of something, just before it ends, usually when it is ending badly the last throes of my career Thesaurus: ends, finishes and final stagessynonym …
2(the) last word in something — the last word in (something) the best or most modern example of something. In the ‘70s, the magazine was widely viewed among young people as the last word in humor …
3(the) last gasp of something — the last gasp of (something) literary the end of a particular period or process. This period witnessed the decline and last gasp of the British Empire …
4the last word on something — the last/final word (on sth) idiom the last comment or decision about sth • He always has to have the last word in any argument. • I m willing to wait one more week, and that s my final word on the subject. Main entry: ↑word …
5the last word in something — the ˌlast ˈword (in sth) idiom the most recent, fashionable, advanced, etc. thing • These apartments are the last word in luxury. Main entry: ↑lastidiom …
6be the last word in something — be the last word in (something) to be the best or most modern example of something. It s a nice enough restaurant and it s very reasonably priced but it s not exactly the last word in style …
7(the) final throes of something — the final/last/death/throes of something phrase the last stages of something, just before it ends, usually when it is ending badly the last throes of my career Thesaurus: ends, finishes and final stagessynonym …
8(the) death throes of something — the final/last/death/throes of something phrase the last stages of something, just before it ends, usually when it is ending badly the last throes of my career Thesaurus: ends, finishes and final stagessynonym …
9(the) last word in — the last word in (something) the best or most modern example of something. In the ‘70s, the magazine was widely viewed among young people as the last word in humor …
10(the) tail end of something — the tail end of (something) the last part of something. I just caught the tail end of the news. Despite being at the tail end of an exhausting tour, she delivered a sparkling performance …
