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In Reply to: Re: Bitter end posted by ESC on July 20, 2003 ... : "The usually accepted explanation of the origin of this popular metaphor has a distinctly nautical origin. The anchor rope (which today is called 'line') on old sailing vessels was attached to a stout oak post called a 'bitt,' which was firmly fastened to...
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The Nautical Origins in some common expressions ... The end of an anchor cable is fastened to the bitts at the ship's bow. If all of the anchor cable has been payed out you have come to the bitter end.
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Use bitter end in a Sentence ... See web results for bitter end ... Origin: ; 1620–30 in form bitters end; prob. bitt + er1 , later taken as bitter...
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'Bitter end' is usually said to have maritime origins. That may not be so. ... [Q] From Richard Levy: I have heard that the expression bitter end originated in nautical references to the end of mooring ropes that are attached to bitts, that is the posts ... By which I mean that it’s almost universally given as the origin,
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Cotto is only 27 years old whereas Mosley is 36 and possibly coming to the end of his career. But he has looked sharp in his last five fights so nothing would surprise me. ... WAYNE REPLIES: John, the scores were a bit lopsided in these fights. At least they got the right winners in the end. The system should be the...
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America had not only fecklessly abandoned its erstwhile ally in its time of most desperate need but also had shamefully abandoned the last several hundred of those evacuees who had trusted America to the very end. ... Add 'America’s Bitter End in Vietnam' to digg...
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