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bitter end

The end of a long and difficult process.

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  • The figurative usage is influenced by bitter.
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Submitted on September 01, 2009

Additional definitions for 'bitter end':

bitter endThat part of an anchor cable which is abaft the bitts and thus remains onboard when a ship is riding at anchor.
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