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There is 1 meaning of the phrase
Pis Aller.
Pis Aller - as a noun
An expedient adopted only in desperation
Example: "`pis aller' is french for `worst going'"
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
last resortExample Sentences
"Using a thesaurus as a pis aller, she looked up alternative words for her essay."
"When all the other options failed, the manager had to resort to the pis aller of laying off some employees."
"His decision to take a loan was his pis aller to solve his financial problems."
"As their last pis aller, the team decided to change their game strategy in the final minutes."
"The company's pis aller was to reduce expenses by outsourcing some of their operations."