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Very last performance
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swan song
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The swan song ( Ancient Greek : κύκνειον ᾆσμα; Latin : carmen cygni ) is a metaphorical phrase for a final gesture, effort, or performance given just before death or retirement. The phrase refers to an ancient belief that swans ( Cygnus spp.) sing a beautiful ...
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n. a final performance or effort (especially before retirement) [syn: last hurrah ]
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context idiomatic English) A final performance or accomplishment, especially one before retirement.
Usage examples of swan song.
Susi Kater, the only girl in the tent, puckered up her mouth with disappointment and bitterness when the frogs vanished ingloriously into the soup without the slightest attempt at a swan song or a last jump.