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.

Examples of to/until the bitter end in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As Squid Game marched through its final six episodes to a stunningly dark denouement (including that A-list cameo from Cate Blanchett for the final coda), Myung-gi was there all along, his fate uncertain to the bitter end. —Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2025

Bad news can be delayed until the bitter end – and by then, the initial buyers or sellers are long gone. —Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025

South Korea’s juggernaut series Squid Game, about a series of fatal games where desperate people are forced to fight until the bitter end until only one remains, is back for its third and final installment, just a few months after season 2 hit the streamer. —Lucy Ford, Time, 19 May 2025

The blood libels against the Jewish state cost in blood — and must be fought to the bitter end. —May 22, CBS News, 22 May 2025