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.
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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.
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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."
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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
- 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