to/until the bitter end

idiom

: until the end of something that may be very bad, unpleasant, etc.

I knew she would stand by me to the bitter end.

He vowed that he would keep fighting until the bitter end.

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Thanks for tuning in and for staying to the bitter end. —

Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024 Musk, who tends to see court fights through to the bitter end rather than conceding, reserved the right to revive his claims. —

Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024 While some animators, including White, went on to open studios of their own, others stayed in London until the bitter end. —

Tim Brinkhof, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024 Here was a man who wouldn’t give in and would fight to the bitter end in every aspect of his life. —

Brandon Harris, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for to/until the bitter end

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