dead last

English

Pronunciation

• Audio (AU):

  (file)

Adjective

dead last (not comparable)

1. (idiomatic) Finishing in last place in a competition or (in sports) the standings, often by a considerable margin to the next-to-last-place finisher or after an exceptionally poor showing or season.

   That high-school football team only scored 18 points all year! No wonder they were dead last in the league.

Translations

finishing last

• Finnish: vihonviimeinen
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}