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to the bitter end

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to the bitter end

 and till the bitter end

Fig. to the very end. (Originally nautical. This originally had nothing to do with bitterness.) I'll stay till the bitter end. It took me a long time to get through school, but I worked hard at it all the way to the bitter end.

See also: bitter, end

to the bitter end

See: stick it out

See also: bitter, end

to the bitter end

if you do something to the bitter end, you continue it until it is finished, although it is difficult and takes a long time Many climbers gave up before they reached the summit, but I was determined to stick it out to the bitter end.

See also: bitter, end