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  • dead set against —    If you are dead set against something, you are strongly opposed to it.     My father wanted a dog, but my mother was dead set against the idea …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • dead set — adjective fixed in your purpose bent on going to the theater dead set against intervening out to win every event • Syn: ↑bent, ↑bent on, ↑out to • Similar to: ↑resolu …   Useful english dictionary

  • dead set — /ded set / for 1; 2; /ded set / for 3 1. firmly decided or determined; resolved: His family was dead set against the marriage. 2. a serious or determined attempt; firm effort: He made a dead set at winning the championship. 3. Hunting. the stiff… …   Universalium

  • dead-set — deadˈ setˈ noun 1. A complete standstill, as of a gun dog pointing at game 2. A determined and prolonged onslaught, esp with a view to captivation adjective Absolutely determined • • • Main Entry: ↑dead * * * dead set «DEHD SEHT», adjective.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Dead Set (TV series) — Dead Set redirects here. For the album by The Grateful Dead, see Dead Set (album). Dead Set Format Horror, Thriller, Drama, Satire …   Wikipedia

  • be set against — to feel strongly that you do not want (something) or will not do (something) Everyone was set against going. He was dead set against the deal. [=he was very strongly opposed to the deal] • • • Main Entry: ↑set …   Useful english dictionary

  • set — set1 [ set ] (past tense and past participle set) verb *** ▸ 1 put someone/something somewhere ▸ 2 make something happen ▸ 3 make equipment ready ▸ 4 decide time/place/value ▸ 5 establish way to do something ▸ 6 do something that influences ▸ 7… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • set — 1 /set/ verb past tense and past participle set PUT DOWN 1 PUT (transitive always + adv/prep) to carefully put something down somewhere, especially something that is difficult to carry: set sth down/on etc: She set the tray down on a table next… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • set — I UK [set] / US verb Word forms set : present tense I/you/we/they set he/she/it sets present participle setting past tense set past participle set *** 1) [transitive] to put someone or something in a position set someone/something… …   English dictionary

  • dead — dead1 [ ded ] adjective *** ▸ 1 no longer alive ▸ 2 not working ▸ 3 not interesting ▸ 4 no longer relevant ▸ 5 very weak/tired/sick ▸ 6 having no feeling ▸ 7 showing little emotion ▸ 8 no longer spoken ▸ 9 complete ▸ 10 in ball games ▸ 11 when… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • dead — I UK [ded] / US adjective Word forms dead : adjective dead comparative deader superlative deadest *** 1) a) no longer alive The police don t know whether she s alive or dead. He is grieving for his dead father. I raked up the dead leaves. a dead… …   English dictionary

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