Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
The Bitter End — Single par Placebo extrait de l’album Sleeping with Ghosts Face A The Bitter End Face B Evalia Drink You Pretty Sortie 10 mars 2003 D … Wikipédia en Français
bitter end — In lexicons of sea language going back to 1759, the bitter end is the part of a cable which is round about the bits (two great timbers used to belay cables) when the ship is at anchor. Bitter end of the Cable, the End which is wound about the… … Etymology dictionary
Bitter end — can refer to: *The part of a rope that is tied off. See knot#Components. *An expression the final stage, often death. *The Bitter End, club in New York City. *The Bitter End (song), a song by alternative rock band Placebo. *The Bitter End… … Wikipedia
bitter end — n. [archaic bitter, turn of cable about a bitt] Naut. the inboard end of a rope, cable, or chain to the bitter end [so called because with the cable out to the bitter end, no freedom of action remains; meaning infl. by BITTER, adj. 2] 1. until… … English World dictionary
(the) bitter end — the bitter end UK US noun Phrases: to the bitter end ▪ till the bitter end ▪ until the bitter end … Useful english dictionary
The Bitter End — is a nightclub in New York City s Greenwich Village. It opened its doors in 1962 at 147 Bleecker Street under the auspices of original owner Fred Weintraub. During the early 1960s the club hosted Folk music hootenanies every week featuring many… … Wikipedia
bitter end — If you do something to the bitter end, you do it to the very end, no matter how unsuccessful you are … The small dictionary of idiomes
Bitter end — Bitter Bit ter, n. [See {Bitts}.] (Naut.) AA turn of the cable which is round the bitts. [1913 Webster] {Bitter end}, that part of a cable which is abaft the bitts, and so within board, when the ship rides at anchor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
the bitter end — the end of a long struggle, the end of a difficult time On a ranch you work till a job is done. You stay till the bitter end … English idioms
the bitter end — see ↑bitt • • • Main Entry: ↑bitter … Useful english dictionary
