be hell-bent on

be hell-bent on

To be very determined to do something, perhaps annoyingly so. She's hell-bent on coming here for Thanksgiving, so we better clean the guest room. I'm hell-bent on getting an A on this exam, so I've been studying all week.
See also: on

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.
See also: on
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AS a Caerphilly County Borough Council tenant I am sickened by the way CCBC seem to be hell-bent on delaying our homes being brought up to the Welsh Housing Quality Standard by 2017, which would stay in line with the offer document produced by the council.
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It will confirm Tony's view that the system seems to be hell-bent on protecting the criminals and not victims.
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The Government and the police should be hell-bent on stopping them.
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