bitter ends
Rope's final anchors
Bitter ends has two distinct meanings.
In nautical use, the bitter end is the final section of anchor rope or chain attached to the ship—when you've reached it, there's no more line to let out.
The phrase to the bitter end means persisting until the very last moment, through hardship to completion: She fought the lawsuit to the bitter end.
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- terminusFinal destination point
- endpointFinal point reached
- finaleConcluding part of performance
- final strawLimit-exceeding final burden
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bitter endsbeginnings
Initial stages of something
starts · origins · outsets · inceptions · commencements
bitter endshappy endings
Positive story conclusions
soft landings · fairy-tale endings · clean breaks · bittersweet endings
bitter endsgiving up
Choosing to stop trying
quitting early · cutting losses · walking away · throwing in the towel · capitulations
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