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desperate times call for desperate measuresIn adverse circumstances actions that might have been rejected under other circumstances may become the best choice.Rate it:

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desperate times require desperate measuresAlternative form of desperate times call for desperate measures.Rate it:

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do-or-dieRequiring a determined or desperate effort to avoid the consequences of failure.Rate it:

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in dire straitsIn a very bad, extremely difficult, serious, challenging, unforgiving, desperate, critical, or precarious situationRate it:

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ad extrema perventum estaffairs are desperate; we are reduced to extremeties.Rate it:

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aux grands maux les grands remèdesDesperate diseases require desperate remedies.Rate it:

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do it toughTo be in a desperate situation; to struggle.Rate it:

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from hungerOf poor quality; tolerable only in desperate circumstances.Rate it:

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necessity knows no lawSomeone who is desperate cannot be expected to obey the rules, or keep the law.Rate it:

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prayer's were answeredA desperate, seemingly impossible request is grantedRate it:

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res ad extremum casum perducta estaffairs are desperate; we are reduced to extremeties.Rate it:

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throw oneself atTo make an embarrassingly desperate attempt to get someone's romantic attention.Rate it:

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Up Against the WallIn serious trouble, in desperate situation, in serious difficultiesRate it:

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重症需下猛藥desperate times call for desperate measuresRate it:

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