bitter end

[bit-er end, bit-er end] / ˈbɪt ər ˈɛnd, ˈbɪt ər ˌɛnd /

NOUN

unpleasant termination

Synonyms

WEAK

completion conclusion death ending finish

Example Sentences

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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

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

They arrive early to warm up the crowd and stay until the bitter end even if nobody is left to watch them.

From Los Angeles Times

At some point we have to stick to someone and see it through to the bitter end.

From BBC

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