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1 hell-bent
∎ familiar to be hell-bent on doing sth vouloir à tout prix faire qch□ ;∎ he's hell-bent on going il veut à tout prix y aller, il veut y aller coûte que coûte□ ;∎ society seems hell-bent on self-destruction la société semble décidée à aller tout droit à sa propre destruction□ -
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3 hell-bent
[ˌhel'bent]
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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
hell-bent — adj [not before noun] very determined to do something, especially something that other people do not approve of hell bent on (doing) sth ▪ young people who are hell bent on having a good time … 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
hell-bent — adjective (not before noun) very determined to do something, especially something that other people do not approve of: hell bent on (doing) sth: They seemed hell bent on creating a scandal … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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
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 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] 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 — • Hell (infernus) in theological usage is a place of punishment after death Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. hell Hell † … Catholic encyclopedia