APAD: Last, but not least.

 Last, but not least.

This proverb means that the last item or person mentioned should not be forgotten or overlooked, as it is equally important as the previous ones.

A possible/common pattern to arrange a speech or essay suggests putting your strongest and thus most important argument favoring your own opinion first and conclude with the weakest, thus least important argument.

When you watch the news, it normally starts with the biggest headlines and then ends with "and finally...", which is usually something like someone's pet hamster learning to dance. When you write a to-do list, you normally remember to write the most important/stressful things first, and then when you go further down the list you add less important stuff as you remember it. I think it is natural to have important things at the forefront of your memory so that you don't forget them.

It would be embarrassing if you were mentioned last because the speaker had forgotten you until the end, but this is a way of saying "I didn't forget this person/thing, it is simply the final item on the list."

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the best line of a long&boring speech, &"music 2my ears" ;-) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (238 bytes) () 03/11/2025 postreply 04:33:23

One of the greatest speakers in history, -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/11/2025 postreply 04:53:49

Adolph Hitler's speeches never boring -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/11/2025 postreply 04:54:45

as his paintings? "it was the singer not the song", ha ;-) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/11/2025 postreply 05:04:00

never listened 2 it tho (only remember "du, ich, Deutsch":-) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/11/2025 postreply 05:16:32

Never did I, German -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/11/2025 postreply 06:36:18

Steve Jobs played with this by unveiling the key product at -7grizzly- 给 7grizzly 发送悄悄话 7grizzly 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/11/2025 postreply 08:24:45

the end of his talk: Last, there's one more thing... -7grizzly- 给 7grizzly 发送悄悄话 7grizzly 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/11/2025 postreply 08:26:07

“save the best for last”, a dramatic ending 4 attention :-) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/11/2025 postreply 08:49:19

Sometimes last most, like a punch line -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/11/2025 postreply 12:07:55

Thank u for hosting APAD again,,,, last but not least, a new -妖妖灵- 给 妖妖灵 发送悄悄话 妖妖灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/11/2025 postreply 08:50:56

face today~ clapping! -妖妖灵- 给 妖妖灵 发送悄悄话 妖妖灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/11/2025 postreply 08:51:23

don't need2thank a routine, or u'd thank every 3rd day -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/11/2025 postreply 12:10:22

Last but certainly not the least:)就当是压轴的吧:) -暖冬cool夏- 给 暖冬cool夏 发送悄悄话 暖冬cool夏 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/11/2025 postreply 14:59:02

Per《中国戏曲曲艺词典》,压轴 is the 2nd 2 the last. So I have 2 follow U -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/11/2025 postreply 16:06:47

2 make Urs a “压轴”,but mine the last (== “压台” ) & least ;-))) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/11/2025 postreply 16:11:54

it ain't over till the fat lady sings, 最后的一定是很重。。。。。。要的 -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/11/2025 postreply 17:17:48

LOL -妖妖灵- 给 妖妖灵 发送悄悄话 妖妖灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/11/2025 postreply 17:29:56

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