bent on (doing) something
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be hell-bent on doing something — be hell bent on (something/doing something) to be determined to do something, usually something that people think is wrong. Local fans seemed hell bent on causing as much trouble as possible during the match … New idioms dictionary
to be bent on doing something — decide to do something … English contemporary dictionary
bent on something doing something — ˈbent on sth/on doing sth idiom determined to do sth (usually sth bad) • She seems bent on making life difficult for me. see also ↑hell bent Main entry: ↑bentidiom … Useful english dictionary
bent on on doing something — ˈbent on sth/on doing sth idiom determined to do sth (usually sth bad) • She seems bent on making life difficult for me. see also ↑hell bent Main entry: ↑bentidiom … Useful english dictionary
bent — bent1 [ bent ] adjective 1. ) a bent object has a curved or twisted shape: bent railings 2. ) MAINLY BRITISH INFORMAL dishonest: a bent cop 3. ) MAINLY BRITISH an offensive word used to describe a gay person bent on (doing) something very… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bent — [[t]be̱nt[/t]] 1) Bent is the past tense and past participle of bend. 2) ADJ GRADED If an object is bent, it is damaged and no longer has its correct shape. The trees were all bent and twisted from the wind. 3) ADJ GRADED If a person is bent,… … English dictionary
bent — I UK [bent] / US adjective 1) a bent object has a curved or twisted shape bent railings 2) British informal dishonest a bent copper (= police officer) 3) British offensive an offensive word used to describe a gay person • bent on (doing)… … English dictionary
bent — bent1 [bent] the past tense and past participle of ↑bend bent 2 bent2 adj 1.) something that is bent is no longer flat or straight ▪ a bent nail ▪ Stand with your knees slightly bent. ▪ He breathed in deeply, bent double in pain (=with the top… … Dictionary of contemporary English
bent — 1 the past tense and past participle of bend 1 2 adjective 1 something that is bent is no longer flat or straight: The hinge was bent and the lid wouldn t shut properly. 2 bent on completely determined to do something: He seems bent on success at … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hell-bent — also hellbent ADJ: usu v link ADJ, usu ADJ on ing/n (emphasis) If you say that someone is hell bent on doing something, you are emphasizing that they are determined to do it, whatever the consequences might be. He accused Ford of being hell bent… … English dictionary
