Bitter End definition

Bitter End

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WordNet

(1) (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt

(2) The final extremity (however unpleasant it may be)

"He was determined to fight to the bitter end"

WiktionaryText

bitter end

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

Note: To pay out a rope to the bitter end means to pay it all out
The end of a long and difficult process.