Local fans seemed hell-bent on causing as much trouble as possible during the match.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
hell-bent — adj [not before noun] very determined to do something, especially something that other people do not approve of hell bent on (doing) sth ▪ young people who are hell bent on having a good time … Dictionary of contemporary English
hell-bent — or hell·bent (hĕlʹbĕnt ) adj. Impetuously or recklessly determined to do or achieve something: was hell bent on winning. * * * … Universalium
hell-bent — adjective determined to do or achieve something: He seems hell bent on confrontation … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bent on something doing something — ˈbent on sth/on doing sth idiom determined to do sth (usually sth bad) • She seems bent on making life difficult for me. see also ↑hell bent Main entry: ↑bentidiom … Useful english dictionary
hell-bent — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ determined to achieve something at all costs … English terms dictionary
hell-bent — /hɛl ˈbɛnt / (say hel bent) adjective 1. stubbornly or recklessly determined: hell bent to do something. –phrase 2. be hell bent on, to be recklessly determined to (do something). Also, hellbent …
hell-bent — adjective (not before noun) very determined to do something, especially something that other people do not approve of: hell bent on (doing) sth: They seemed hell bent on creating a scandal … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hell-bent — also hellbent ADJ: usu v link ADJ, usu ADJ on ing/n (emphasis) If you say that someone is hell bent on doing something, you are emphasizing that they are determined to do it, whatever the consequences might be. He accused Ford of being hell bent… … English dictionary
hell-bent — adjective determined to achieve something at all costs: agitators hell bent on destruction … English new terms dictionary
hell-bent — UK / US adjective determined to do something He seems hell bent on confrontation … English dictionary
