Noun
fight to the finish (plural fights to the finish)
A competition in which both parties continue until one side is unequivocally defeated.
Synonym: fight to the death
That's one thing you learn in sports. You don't give up; you fight to the finish. Louis Zamperini
All endeavor calls for the ability to tramp the last mile, shape the last plan, endure the last hours toil. The fight to the finish spirit is the one... characteristic we must posses if we are to face the future as finishers. Henry David Thoreau
Art is accusation, expression, passion. Art is a fight to the finish between black charcoal and white paper. Günter Grass