TO / UNTIL THE BITTER END

Meaning of TO / UNTIL THE BITTER END in English

continuing until you have done everything you can, or until sth is completely finished, despite difficulties and problems :

They were prepared to fight to the bitter end for their rights.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

UNTIL — til
English interlingue dictionary
UNTIL — I. (ˌ)ən.]|til, _ən]_t ə l, often ə n] after t, d, s, z, often ə m after p, b, often …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
END — I. ˈend noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English ende, from Old English; akin to Old High German enti end, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BITTER — I. bit·ter ˈbid.ə(r), ˈbitə- adjective ( usually -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English biter; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UNTIL — (prep.) To; up to; till; before; -- used of time; as, he staid until evening; he will not come back …
Английский словарь Webster
BITTER — (v. t.) Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter …
Английский словарь Webster
UNTIL — ( prep. ) To; up to; till; before; -- used of time; as, he staid until evening; he will not …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BITTER — ( v. t. ) Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UNTIL — /un til"/ , conj. 1. up to the time that or when; till: He read until his guests arrived. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
END — end 1 — ender , n. /end/ , n. 1. the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BITTER — — bitterish , adj. — bitterly , adv. — bitterness , n. /bit"euhr/ , adj., bitterer, bitterest , n., v., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UNTIL — I. ən-ˈtil, -ˈtel; ˈən-ˌ, -t ə l preposition Etymology: Middle English, from un- (probably from Old Norse * und up …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BITTER — I. ˈbi-tər adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English biter; akin to Old High German bittar bitter, Old English bītan …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UNTIL — prep to; unto; towards; used of material objects. 2. until ·conj as far as; to the place or degree …
Webster English vocab
BITTER — vt to make bitter. 2. bitter ·noun aa turn of the cable which is round the bitts. 3. bitter ·vt …
Webster English vocab
UNTIL — [un.til] prep [ME, fr. un- up to, until (akin to OE oth to, until, OHG unt up to, until, OE …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BITTER — [bit.ter] adj [ME, fr. OE biter; akin to OHG bittar bitter, OE bitan] (bef. 12c) 1 a: being or inducing …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
UNTIL — until BrE AmE ən ˈtɪl ( ˌ ) ʌn- —also occasionally, in STRESS SHIFT environments ( ˌ until ˈ now) …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BITTER — bitt|er BrE AmE ˈbɪt |ə AmE ˈbɪt̬ | ə r ▷ bitt|erer ə r ə AmE ə r ə r …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UNTIL — / ənˈtɪl; NAmE / conjunction , preposition (also informal till , til , 'til ) up to the point in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
END
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BITTER — / ˈbɪtə(r); NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective HELP NOTE : more bitter and most bitter are the usual …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UNTIL — un ‧ til S1 W1 /ʌnˈtɪl, ən-/ BrE AmE preposition , conjunction [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Origin: un- 'unto, until' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
END — I. end 1 S1 W1 /end/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ end , ↑ ending ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BITTER — I. bit ‧ ter 1 S3 W3 /ˈbɪtə $ -ər/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: biter …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UNTIL — prep. & conj. = TILL(1). °Used esp. when beginning a sentence and in formal style, e.g. until you told me, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
END — n. & v. --n. 1 a the extreme limit; the point beyond which a thing does not continue. b an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BITTER — adj. & n. --adj. 1 having a sharp pungent taste; not sweet. 2 a caused by or showing mental pain …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UNTIL — prep. & conj. = TILL(1). °Used esp. when beginning a sentence and in formal style, e.g. until you told me, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
END — n. & v. n. 1 a the extreme limit; the point beyond which a thing does not continue. b an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BITTER — adj. & n. adj. 1 having a sharp pungent taste; not sweet. 2 a caused by or showing mental pain …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UNTIL — prep. & conj. TILL(1). Usage: Used esp. when beginning a sentence and in formal style, e.g. until you told me, …
Oxford English vocab
END — n. & v. --n. 1. a the extreme limit; the point beyond which a thing does not continue. b an …
Oxford English vocab
BITTER — adj. & n. --adj. 1. having a sharp pungent taste; not sweet. 2 a caused by or showing mental pain …
Oxford English vocab
UNTIL — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If something happens until a particular …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
END — ( ends, ending, ended) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The end …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BITTER — ( bitterest, bitters) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. In a bitter …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UNTIL — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If something happens ~ a particular …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BITTER — (~est, ~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. In a ~ argument …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
UNTIL — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES last (sb) for/until/to etc ▪ The batteries should last for 20 hours playing time. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
END
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BITTER — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bitter argument ▪ There are bitter arguments about whether he was a hero or …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UNTIL — (DISTANCE), till preposition, [conjunction] - as far as You should stay on the train until Manchester and then change.
Cambridge English vocab
END — (LAST POINT) [noun] [C] - the point in space or time beyond which something no longer exists, or a part …
Cambridge English vocab
BITTER — (COLD) [adjective] - (of weather) extremely cold, esp. in a way that can cause you to feel physical paina bitter …
Cambridge English vocab
END — See: AT LOOSE ENDS, AT ONE'S WITS' END, BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS, GO OFF THE DEEP END, HAIR …
Slang English vocab
UNTIL — prep. Function: preposition up to a stipulated time FF1C; we never met him until last night FF1E; Synonyms: before, in …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BITTER — n. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: ACRID , amaroidal, austere, harsh, sharp Related Words: acerb, acid, bitterish Contrasted Words: delicious; bland, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
UNTIL — I. preposition up to a stipulated time we never met him until last night Synonyms: before, in advance of, prior …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
BITTER — adjective 1. Synonyms: acrid , amaroidal, austere, harsh, sharp Related Word: acerb, acid, bitterish Contrasted words: delicious; bland, flat, insipid …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
UNTIL — See ↑ TIME 7, ↑ UNTIL 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ from ... until • ↑ from...until/from...to • ↑ to/until your …
Longman Activator English vocab
UNTIL — INDEX: 1. continuing to a particular time or event and then stopping RELATED WORDS until the present day : ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
END — INDEX: 1. the last part of an event or period of time 2. the last part of a book, film, …
Longman Activator English vocab
UNTIL — prep. 25B6; preposition & conjunction I was working until midnight : (UP) TILL, up to, up until, as late as; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BITTER — n. 25B6; adjective bitter coffee : SHARP, acid, acidic, acrid, tart, sour, biting, unsweetened, vinegary; N. Amer. acerb; technical acerbic. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BITTER — adj. 1 harsh, acerbic, acrid, sharp, caustic, mordant I added some cream to the sauce to try and make it …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
END — See: AT LOOSE ENDS, AT ONE'S WITS' END, BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS, GO OFF THE DEEP END, HAIR …
Словарь английских идиом
UNTIL — preposition 1 BAD : The new tunnel means that we can drive until London. GOOD : The new tunnel means …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
END — I verb 1 BAD : The film was ended at eight-thirty. GOOD : The film ended at eight-thirty. ◆◆◆ The …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
UNTIL — 1. предл. 1) до until then ≈ до тех пор 2) до, не раньше He did not write us until …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
END — конец, окончание - happy * счастливый конец; счастливая развязка - to put an * to smth. положить конец чему-либо, покончить …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BITTER — 1. прил. 1) горький bitter as gall/wormwood ≈ горький как полынь Syn : sour 2) горький, мучительный (неприятный, тяжелый для …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UNTIL — until.ogg 1. ʌn|ʹtıl,ənʹtıl- prep указывает на 1. момент, вплоть до которого совершается действие до it rained until four o'clock - …
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