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Idioms and Phrases

Also, bent upon . Determined, resolved, as in Jamie is bent on winning the math prize . This phrase, first recorded in 1762, always uses the past participle of the verb bend in the sense of “tend toward.â€
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Or, as has happened increasingly in the last year, they can be sabotaged by state actors and terrorists bent on disrupting the political, social and financial rhythms of an already turbulent world.

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Both Lennon and Khalil are political activists singled out by Republican administrations bent on stymying individuals who publicly protested their policies, even if it means ignoring the Constitution.

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He is a boring, boorish grifter hell bent on declaring this the “Golden Age†of America by totally destroying it.

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The Trump administration is bent on repealing or ignoring just about every law that gets in the way of its drive to remake the federal government.

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Mr Trump’s every act demonstrates his belief that power is vested in him personally, and affirms that he is bent on amassing more.

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