bent on (doing something)

Very determined to do something, perhaps aggravatingly so. She's bent on coming here for the weekend, so we better clean the guest room. I'm bent on getting an A on this exam, so I've been studying all week.

bent on doing something

Fig. determined to do something. I believe you are bent on destroying the entire country. I am bent on saving the planet.

bent on

Also, bent upon. Determined, resolved, as in Jamie is bent on winning the math prize. This phrase, first recorded in 1762, always uses the past participle of the verb bend in the sense of "tend toward."

ˈbent on something/on doing something

(informal) be determined to do or have something: I advised her against it, but she was bent on taking part in the marathon.

词组	bent on (doing something)
释义	bent on (doing something) bent on (doing something) Very determined to do something, perhaps aggravatingly so. She's bent on coming here for the weekend, so we better clean the guest room. I'm bent on getting an A on this exam, so I've been studying all week. See also: bent, on Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. bent on doing something Fig. determined to do something. I believe you are bent on destroying the entire country. I am bent on saving the planet. See also: bent, on McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. bent on Also, bent upon. Determined, resolved, as in Jamie is bent on winning the math prize. This phrase, first recorded in 1762, always uses the past participle of the verb bend in the sense of "tend toward." See also: bent, on The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. ˈbent on something/on doing something (informal) be determined to do or have something: I advised her against it, but she was bent on taking part in the marathon. See also: bent, on, something Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: bent on bent on doing bent on something/on doing something be hell-bent on be hell-bent on something/on doing something hellbent hell-bent bend out of shape bent out of shape bent double
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