bitter end
That part of an anchor cable which is abaft the bitts and thus remains inboard when a…That part of an anchor cable which is abaft the bitts and thus remains inboard when a ship is riding at anchor.
» She endured to the bitter end.
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3 sensesThat part of an anchor cable which is abaft the bitts and thus remains inboard when a ship is riding at anchor.
pay out a rope to the bitter end (pay out all of the rope)
коренно́й коне́цkorennój
The final six fathoms (11 m) of anchor chain before the point of attachment in the chain locker of modern US naval vessels.
(idiomatic)The end of a long and difficult process.
- (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt
- the final extremity (however unpleasant it may be)
Examples
9 sentencesShe endured to the bitter end.
Tom endured to the bitter end.
Whatever happens, I'll stick to my principles to the bitter end.
ruЧто бы ни случилось, я буду до конца верен своим принципам. — marafon
deWas auch immer geschieht, ich werde bis zum bitteren Ende an meinen Prinzipien festhalten. — ayu
Our party will resist to the bitter end.
She saw it through to the bitter end.
deSie hielt bis zum bitteren Ende durch. — kolonjano
Translations
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Origin
The figurative usage is influenced by bitter (“unpleasant, arduous”). Indeed, the phrase hThe figurative usage is influenced by bitter (“unpleasant, arduous”). Indeed, the phrase has been reinterpreted by most today as bitter + end—compare bitter cold.
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Forms
plural: bitter ends| Singular | bitter end |
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