Idiom: to the bitter end

Meaning

Idiom: to the bitter end / until the bitter end

to continue doing something (that's often unpleasant) until you reach the very end

Example sentences

— The book was so boring but I kept reading to the bitter end.

— I was dying to walk during the marathon race but I ran slowly to the bitter end.

— My mother and her twin sister passed away this year and they were competitive with each other to the bitter end.

— After I gave my two weeks notice that I was resigning, my boss made me work late every evening to the bitter end.

— This winter was so cold and we had lots of snow to the bitter end.

— We worked long days and weekends to the bitter end in order to finish the new house by the deadline.

— My wife and I argued to the bitter end of our marriage.

— The project was hell until the bitter end. We're never working with that client again.

— We had two long practices every day until the bitter end of pre-season training.

— I took care of my step-mother, who had colon cancer, until the bitter end and she was so grateful because her biological children were too busy to help.

— Even if the score is 3-57, we will fight to the bitter end of this football game.

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Idiom: to the bitter end

Meaning

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