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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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What is the origin of "Goody two-shoes"? ... They include the saying 'you're a good egg'. ... The bee's knees is actually a development from something that was originally stated as "The be all and the end all of everything." this being rather long, was shortened to "the B's and E's" which eventually became "the bee's knees"
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Rick Snider: Skins taste bitter end, PHILADELPHIA ... Gibbs pledged a sustained campaign, saying, “We’ll fight to the bitter end.” Sorry, but the bitter end came at Lincoln Financial Field. The rest is just the 2007 preseason.
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"This battle has reached its bitter end," a senior rebel spokesman, Selvarajah Pathmanathan, said on the pro-Tiger website TamilNet. "It is our people who are dying ... This title is so misleading - it's like saying "The bitter end: the Northern Irish lay down arms". I hope the analogy makes sense, but I seriously doubt it.
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The Bitter En ... The end seemed tantalizingly close, ... He transmitted one final message to Tokyo, saying "we have not eaten or drunk for five days, but our fighting spirit is still running high. We are going to fight bravely to the last." Imperial Headquarters tried to convey the good news to him that the Emperor had approved...
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While the spotlight again inevitably shines on Sean Avery, the high-profile left winger isn't the only key player the Rangers will be without when they attempt to prevent playoff elimination Thursday. In fact, he might not even be the most important. ... Sports Hockey RangersBattered Rangers facing bitter end...
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The leader of a tenant group in Winchester has vowed to 'fight to the bitter' end to defend the future of council housing in the city - despite acknowledging that stock transfer to a housing association may offer better value for money. ... Tenants will 'fight to bitter end' <br/> in social housing battle...
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www.24dash.com/news/Housing/2006-05-22-Tenants-plan-fight-to-the-bitter-end-to-keep-housing-under-council-control
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There’s nothing wrong with saying that, nor in emphasizing that this is part of what makes us so proud of our military. We wouldn’t want soldiers who were unwilling to fight to the bitter end.
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Mr. Abdalla Boga, the chairman of the Kaya Diani (which originally measured 20 hectares but has now been reduced to a mere two hectares), is a very bitter man.
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