0 until something is finished --
1 to the end of something difficult that will likely have a bad ending: --
He complains about people like myself who continue to press some painful point and are determined to see the matter through to the bitter end.
Do not leave us determined, as we are determined, to fight this thing to the bitter end.
We are carrying our opposition to the bitter end.
So it will go on to the bitter end and, at the end, shall we have a base?
My party will oppose it to the bitter end.
I regret that he was not with us all the way to the bitter end, but certainly his contribution has been immense.
That coercion does exist there is no doubt, and we have been told that it will be pursued to the bitter end.
We shall fight this thing to the bitter end.
