save the best for last

phrase

To retain something appealing or extraordinary on hold until the end or the final moment.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. To retain something appealing or extraordinary on hold until the end or the final moment.
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APA

save the best for last. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/save%20the%20best%20for%20last

MLA

“save the best for last.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/save%20the%20best%20for%20last. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “save the best for last,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/save%20the%20best%20for%20last.

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