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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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.
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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
As Cuckoo first opens, Gretchen’s already dead set on fleeing from her new home where everyone seems a bit off — especially Stevens’ hammy König, who insists on the moody teen working as his receptionist.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 9 Aug. 2024
She’s just returned from a hectic promotional jaunt through Europe, but today Carpenter seems dead set on digging through every aisle of this vinyl emporium.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 6 Aug. 2024
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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
As Cuckoo first opens, Gretchen’s already dead set on fleeing from her new home where everyone seems a bit off — especially Stevens’ hammy König, who insists on the moody teen working as his receptionist.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 9 Aug. 2024
She’s just returned from a hectic promotional jaunt through Europe, but today Carpenter seems dead set on digging through every aisle of this vinyl emporium.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Dead set.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dead%20set. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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