Grammar a Day - Level 1 - 〜が最後 (〜gasaigo)

〜が最後 (〜gasaigo) - Once someone starts something, the person can't
stop it.

--- Notes ---
see http://www.geocities.com/easykanji/jlptgrammar.html

Once someone starts something, the person can't stop it.

Notes: Easily confused with ~kiri, but the meanings are completely
different and ga saigo doesn't mean 'for the last time'. Always used
with past tense verbs.

--- Examples ---
食べ出したが最後、おいしくて止められなかった
It was so delicious that once I started eating, I couldn't stop.

見つかったが最後、真珠は取上げられてしまいますぞ。
Whoever finds us will take the pearl.

入ったが最後、二度と出てこられなくなるトイレ
Such a restroom that once you enter in it, you wont ever want to come out.
(Ex:http://vgzh.dtdns.net/mt/images/rotorooter.jpg)

He is such karaoke fan that if only he gets his hands on the mike he
wouldn't drop it all night.
あいつはマイクを握ったが最後、離そうとしないカラオケ狂だ。

--- Comments ---
There are cases where this is similar to 一旦〜 (Once you 〜) (contributor:
blabby)

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