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• bent on something — bent on (something) determined to do something. He was bent on quitting that job even though he was making a lot of money …   New idioms 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 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

• bent on — (something) determined to do something. He was bent on quitting that job even though he was making a lot of money …   New idioms dictionary

• 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 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 — Bent, n. [See {Bend}, n. & v.] 1. The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity; as, the bent of a bow. [Obs.] Wilkins. [1913 Webster] 2. A declivity or slope, as of a hill. [R.] Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Bent — Bent, a. & p. p. 1. Changed by pressure so as to be no longer straight; crooked; as, a bent pin; a bent lever. [1913 Webster] 2. Strongly inclined toward something, so as to be resolved, determined, set, etc.; said of the mind, character,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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

• Something Is Out There — is the title of a 1988 American science fiction television miniseries that aired on NBC, and a short lived weekly series that followed in the fall of 1988.The miniseries starred Joe Cortese as Jack Breslin, a police officer investigating brutal… …   Wikipedia

• 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