hell-bent for (something)
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Moving toward some place or thing very quickly and/or recklessly. I always find myself yelling at other drivers when I'm hell-bent for work.
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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.
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