dead last

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Adjective

dead last (not comparable)

(idiomatic) Finishing in last place in a competition or (in sports) the standings, often by a considerable margin to the next-to-last-place finisher or after an exceptionally poor showing or season.
That high-school football team only scored 18 points all year! No wonder they were dead last in the league.

Translations

finishing last

Finnish: vihonviimeinen

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