are there any differences between "last hurrah" and " home stretch" ? and how to use them properly?
it seems that they have the same meaning, could you let me know the subtle difference between them? please help me to check if the following sentence I made is right with the appropriate usage of "last Hurrah" and "home stretch" ?thanks
*** nuclear power plant is the "last hurrah" project in Japan, because no more nuclear power plants will be approved by the government in terms of health and safety. but engineers come across a big problem during the home stretch of this project.
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Good question. "Last hurrah" refers to something festive before a period comes to an end. "Home stretch" has more to do with the period right before finishing something- often work or some kind of ordeal.
Some google searches (or google news searches) for the two terms might help clarify the differences.
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"last hurrah" means "a swan song" or a final appearance or effort, especially at the end of a career: Example: A re- election campaign was expected to be his last hurrah. It does not have the same meaning as "home stretch" which has several meanings.
"home stretch" means the end of an enterprise; Example: "They were on the homestretch when the computer crashed"
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
final stage, end, last - the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie"
2. homestretch - the straight stretch of a racetrack leading to the finish line
stretch - a straightaway section of a racetrack
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