bound and determined

bound and determined

Very focused and devoted to completing a particular task or goal. My brother has been practicing all summer because he's bound and determined to make the basketball team this year. I am bound and determined to lose weight, so please don't bring any sweets into the house. I am bound and determined to make sure my kids stay out of trouble.

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bound and determined

Cliché very determined; very committed or dedicated (to something). We were bound and determined to get there on time. I'm bound and determined that this won't happen again.

See also: and, bound, determined

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

bound and deˈtermined

(American English) very determined to do something: I came here bound and determined to put the last 12 months behind me.

See also: and, bound, determined

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bound and determined

Firmly resolved, as in “She was bound and determined to pay off the mortgage this year.” This cliché is a redundancy, since both participles here mean “fixed” or “resolute,” but they serve for emphasis.

See also: and, bound, determined

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer Copyright © 2013 by Christine Ammer