jugar la última carta

Language: es

1.
Pan-Hispanicneutralfigurative
- To use one's last available resource, tactic, or argument; to make a final attempt when other options have failed.
- To resort to a decisive or last-ditch measure in order to achieve a desired outcome.
2.
Pan-Hispanicneutralliteral
- In card games, to play the last card in one's hand.

Examples:

ES: Es hora de jugar la última carta.
EN: It's time to play our last card.
ES: Creyeron que podían jugar la última carta.
EN: They figured that they would use the last card they had.

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