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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And Jennifer Lopez seems dead set on bringing them back.
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 17 Dec. 2024
Those same lawmakers are now dead set on removing Yoon, though their first attempt has proven unsuccessful.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Dec. 2024
Yet, Democrats remain dead set against giving minorities and other disadvantaged groups a way out of schools that are failing their children.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 12 Dec. 2024
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 17 Dec. 2024
Those same lawmakers are now dead set on removing Yoon, though their first attempt has proven unsuccessful.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Dec. 2024
Yet, Democrats remain dead set against giving minorities and other disadvantaged groups a way out of schools that are failing their children.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 12 Dec. 2024
Exacting clients dead set on the right location (location!
—Tanya Dukes, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Dead set.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dead%20set. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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