if/when all else fails
idiom
: if/when everything else one has attempted has failed
He only bothers to read the directions if/when all else fails.
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And here’s a fun one if all else fails: Try dropping some F-bombs.
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Katie Camero, SELF, 8 July 2024
So, when all else fails, ask for help coming up with an idea to make a summer birthday stand out when a party isn’t a possibility.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 3 July 2024
And when all else fails, there’s always fruit snacks and a hummus cup from Hudson News.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2024
And when all else fails, there's always the movies.
—Jill Cassidy, The Arizona Republic, 21 May 2024
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Katie Camero, SELF, 8 July 2024
So, when all else fails, ask for help coming up with an idea to make a summer birthday stand out when a party isn’t a possibility.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 3 July 2024
And when all else fails, there’s always fruit snacks and a hummus cup from Hudson News.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2024
And when all else fails, there's always the movies.
—Jill Cassidy, The Arizona Republic, 21 May 2024
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“If/when all else fails.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/if%2Fwhen%20all%20else%20fails. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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