The troops made a desperate 'last-ditch' effort to keep the town from being captured.
The negotiations were a 'last-ditch' attempt to prevent a labor strike.
His girlfriend 'ditched' him. = He 'got ditched' by his girlfriend.
(..) to Ottawa in the morning. - And I'm calling Icelandair. - No, no, look. - Hey. - I just got here, okay? You're not gonna go and ditch me. I was the person who found your life's work fourth little blip thingy in the first place. - This is my brother we're talking about. - It's my dad. (..)2008 Journey to the Center of the Earth