bent (up)on doing something

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• 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 on (doing) something — phrase very determined to achieve something She seemed bent on destroying their relationship. Thesaurus: determined and ambitioussynonym Main entry: bent …   Useful english 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

• 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 — 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

• bent —    1. dishonest    Not straight, as in the punning bent copper. It may also refer to something stolen:     Having sold a stolen or bent car to a complainant... (Lavine, 1930)    2. (of a male) homosexual    As different from straight,… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms