if it's the last thing I do

phrase

At any cost; for certain; indicates the speaker is determined, resolute in doing something.

“I'll get into a good college, if it's the last thing I do!”

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

phrase
  1. At any cost; for certain; indicates the speaker is determined, resolute in doing something.

    I'll get into a good college, if it's the last thing I do!

Cite this entry
APA

if it's the last thing I do. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20it's%20the%20last%20thing%20I%20do

MLA

“if it's the last thing I do.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20it's%20the%20last%20thing%20I%20do. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “if it's the last thing I do,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20it's%20the%20last%20thing%20I%20do.

Source: if it's the last thing I do on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.