last thing one needs

noun

Something not wanted by someone, who is already burdened.

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Meanings

nounthe last thing one needs
  1. idiomaticSomething not wanted by someone, who is already burdened.

    With Yossi Benayoun, Jack Wilshere and Thomas Vermaelen already sidelined, the last thing Arsene Wenger needs is more injuries.

    2011 September 24, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 3 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC Sport
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APA

last thing one needs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/last%20thing%20one%20needs

MLA

“last thing one needs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/last%20thing%20one%20needs. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “last thing one needs,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/last%20thing%20one%20needs.

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