A political expression with a similar meaning is the last hurrah.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

Iran signed a similar deal with Pakistan, last month, although it is not clear if it will be implemented.

VOA: standard.2010.07.23

He says they are a solid team with technical quality and their style of soccer is very similar to South American football.

VOA: standard.2010.07.01

It is a similar story with deaths among children under five;

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

Pahvan Sukdhev says that the change called for is in scale similar to the industrial revolution, but with a heightened sense of urgency, because of the threat of climate change.

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

U.S.Defense Secretary Robert Gates is attending this meeting with a similar message, calling for a broad range of additional European help in Afghanistan, even though President Barack Obama has not yet decided whether to send more U.S.troops.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23