dead set

idiom

: firmly determined

The mayor was dead set against [=strongly opposed to] the plan.

She was dead set on [=completely certain about] going to college.

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Until a few months ago, Saudi Arabia was dead set against normalization. —

Emile Hokayem, Foreign Affairs, 23 May 2023 While Enterprise has more than 9,500 locations across 90 countries, the company is now dead set on building out its business beyond consumer car rentals. —

Paolo Confino, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024 In fact, the Oscar winner was dead set on quitting acting when the opportunity to reboot a classic Andy Griffith character came knocking a few years ago. —

Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2024 Alien: Romulus is dead set on replicating the feeling of watching that Rosetta Stone of modern scary sci-fi movies. —

David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dead set