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bitter end

[bit-er end, bit-er end] / ˈbɪt ər ˈɛnd, ˈbɪt ər ˌɛnd /
NOUN
unpleasant termination
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Carey expected England to fight till the bitter end on Sunday and said he was still not thinking about winning the Ashes.

From Barron's Dec. 20, 2025

Think backward: Where things begin is the bitter end, at a glitzy Hollywood Hills party in 1976 full of showbiz hangers-on.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 5, 2025

He plans to use his device until the bitter end and isn’t sure what he’ll do when his current devices stop working.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 16, 2025

Thanks to Gi-hun’s knack for hanging on to the bitter end, we never have to find out what Myung-gi would have done.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2025

Too many, like us, have delayed their departure until the bitter end.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar




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