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.
Examples of if/when all else fails in a Sentence
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For a real treat, register ahead of time through your home state representative's office and take the kids on a free tour of The White House — if all else fails, the White House Visitor Center just around the corner makes a worthy alternative.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2024
And, if all else fails, there’s always Beyoncé, whose country album, Cowboy Carter, is due in late March to remind us how to wear summer hats.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 19 Mar. 2024
And when all else fails, continue to be a positive role model for a healthy lifestyle.
—Christina Montoya Fiedler, Parents, 23 Feb. 2024
And if all else fails, squirrels are sensitive to capsaicin, the compound that makes peppers hot.
—Kate Morgan, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
And if all else fails, there’s always Australia’s Thunder Down Under.
—Juliet Izon, Glamour, 20 Feb. 2024
Apps like AccuBattery can provide a good estimate if all else fails.
—Kim Komando, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2024
Speaking of improv actors, if all else fails, Stone could just do a Jeopardy! sketch on SNL; maybe Darrell Hammond could anachronistically revive his Sean Connery impression.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2024
And hey, if all else fails, consider whether saving $1.25 is worth it for your data.
—Kim Komando, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2023
Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2024
And, if all else fails, there’s always Beyoncé, whose country album, Cowboy Carter, is due in late March to remind us how to wear summer hats.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 19 Mar. 2024
And when all else fails, continue to be a positive role model for a healthy lifestyle.
—Christina Montoya Fiedler, Parents, 23 Feb. 2024
And if all else fails, squirrels are sensitive to capsaicin, the compound that makes peppers hot.
—Kate Morgan, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
And if all else fails, there’s always Australia’s Thunder Down Under.
—Juliet Izon, Glamour, 20 Feb. 2024
Apps like AccuBattery can provide a good estimate if all else fails.
—Kim Komando, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2024
Speaking of improv actors, if all else fails, Stone could just do a Jeopardy! sketch on SNL; maybe Darrell Hammond could anachronistically revive his Sean Connery impression.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2024
And hey, if all else fails, consider whether saving $1.25 is worth it for your data.
—Kim Komando, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2023
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