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 ˌhell-ˈbent on something/on doing something

be absolutely determined to do something stupid, dangerous, etc: Have you seen how fast he drives that car? I’d say he was hell-bent on killing himself.
See also: on, something
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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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The Government and the police should be hell-bent on stopping them.
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