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As the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined.

Prov. A grown person will act the way he or she was taught to act as a child. Alice's parents thought it was cute when she threw tantrums, and you'll notice that she still throws tantrums now that she's grown up. As the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined. Don't encourage your son to be so greedy. As the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined.

See also: inclined, tree

bent on doing something

Fig. determined to do something. I believe you are bent on destroying the entire country. I am bent on saving the planet.

See also: doing

bent out of shape 

1. Fig. angry; insulted. Man, there is no reason to get so bent out of shape. I didn't mean any harm. I got bent out of shape because of the way I was treated.

2. intoxicated by alcohol or drugs. I was so bent out of shape I thought I'd never recover. I've been polluted, but never as bent out of shape as this.

See also: out, shape

hell-bent for

(somewhere or something) Fig. riding or drive somewhere very fast or recklessly. Fred sped along, hellbent for home, barely missing another car.

hell-bent for leather

Inf. moving or behaving recklessly; riding a horse fast and recklessly. They took off after the horse thief, riding hell-bent for leather. Here comes the boss. She's not just angry; she's hell-bent for leather.

See also: leather

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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.

get bent out of shape  (American informal)

to become very angry or upset It's ok, don't worry about returning the books. I don't get bent out of shape about things like that.

See also: get, out, shape

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bent on something

determined to do something He was bent on quitting that job even though he was making a lot of money.

bent out of shape

very angry or upset My boss ignored my comments, but I don't feel that it's worth getting all bent out of shape over it.

See also: out, shape