be out to do something

be (all) out to (do something)

To be working toward some goal or outcome. Ben is all out to get a scholarship—that's why he's been involved in so many extracurriculars this year.

want or plan to do or get something: I think he’s out to kill me. I’m not interested in a few thousand dollars. I’m out for a million!

词组	be out to do something
释义	be out to do something be (all) out to (do something) To be working toward some goal or outcome. Ben is all out to get a scholarship—that's why he's been involved in so many extracurriculars this year. See also: out Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. be (all) out to do something , be (all) out for something want or plan to do or get something: I think he’s out to kill me. I’m not interested in a few thousand dollars. I’m out for a million! See also: out, something Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: be (all) out to (do something) have the ball at (one's) feet have the ball at your feet have the mulligrubs have the mullygrubs mulligrubs mullygrubs opposites attract that's (someone) all over live off/on the fat of the land
随便看	nothing succeeds like success nothing to be sneezed at nothing to be sniffed at nothing to boast about nothing to choose from nothing to complain about nothing to do with (someone or something) nothing to it Nothing to it! nothing to it, there's nothing to shout about nothing to sneeze at nothing to sniff at nothing to speak of nothing to write home about nothing upstairs recharge (one's) batteries recharge your batteries recipe reck reckon reckon among reckon as reck (one's) own rede reckon for (something)