to the bitter end
31bitter end — /bɪtər ˈɛnd/ (say bituhr end) noun 1. Nautical the extreme inboard end of a cable or rope, originally secured to a bitt. –phrase 2. to the bitter end, to the very end (usually of something difficult or unpleasant): they fought to the bitter end.… …
32bitter end — /bit euhr end / for 1; /bit euhr end / for 2 1. the conclusion of a difficult or unpleasant situation; the last or furthest extremity: Despite the unpleasant scenes in the movie, she insisted on staying until the bitter end. 2. Naut. a. the… …
33bitter end — noun a) that part of an anchor cable which is abaft the bitts and thus remains inboard when a ship is riding at anchor Note: To pay out a rope to the bitter end means to pay it all out b) The end of a long and difficult process …
34bitter end — If you do something to the bitter end, you do it to the very end, no matter how unsuccessful you are. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
35Bitter end — If you do something to the bitter end, you do it to the very end, no matter how unsuccessful you are …
36Bitter end — Bitter Bit ter, n. [See {Bitts}.] (Naut.) AA turn of the cable which is round the bitts. [1913 Webster] {Bitter end}, that part of a cable which is abaft the bitts, and so within board, when the ship rides at anchor. [1913 Webster] …
37bitter end — The inboard end of a ship s anchor chain that is secured in the chain locker …
38until the very end — up to the bitter end, up to the grand finale …
39bitter end — I. noun Etymology: perhaps from 2bitter end Date: 1827 the last extremity however painful or calamitous • bitter ender noun II. noun Etymology: bitter (a turn of cable around the bitts) Date: circa 1862 the inboard end of a ship s anchoring cable …
40bitter end — bit•ter end [[t]ˈbɪt ər ˈɛnd[/t]] for 1; [[t]ˈbɪt ər ˌɛnd[/t]] for 2 n. 1) the conclusion of a difficult or unpleasant situation 2) navig. the inboard end of an anchor chain or other line • Etymology: 1620–30 in form bitters end …
