頼たのみの綱つな

expression, noun

last ray of hope; only hope

A set phrase meaning the one remaining thing or person one can rely on in a difficult situation. Often used with ～にする or ～が切れる.

• 彼かれが頼たのみの綱つなだ。

  He is my only hope.

• 最さい後ごの頼たのみの綱つなが切きれた。

  My last ray of hope has vanished.