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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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 Her tragic death—being chased and pursued and hunted by the paparazzi to the bitter end—is an example of the level of obsession culture had around her. Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for to/until the bitter end

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“To/until the bitter end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%2Funtil%20the%20bitter%20end. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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