bound for
bound for (somewhere or something)
Moving toward a particular destination or outcome. Sorry I'm late, I accidentally got on a train bound for the city and then had to come all the way back to the suburbs. Alice is such a talented young coder that I just know she's bound for greatness.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
bound for
somewhere headed for a specific goal or destination. Bill accidentally got on a bus bound for Miami. Our baseball team is bound for glory.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
bound for
On the way to, heading for. For example, This bus is bound for Broadway. It is also found in a well-known gospel hymn in which the singer is "bound for the land of Canaan." This phrase stems from the 12th-century meaning of bound as "ready" or "prepared."
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- bound for (somewhere or something)
- foul (one's) own nest
- foul own nest
- foul your own nest
- by mistake
- log out
- purpose
- be in (a bit of) a jam
- be in a jam
- in a jam