We were bound and determined to get there on time.
•I'm bound and determined that this won't happen again.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
bound and determined — very determined We were bound and determined to finish the project on time. • • • Main Entry: ↑bound * * * bound and deˈtermined idiom (NAmE) very determined to do sth • … Useful english dictionary
bound and determined — completely serious. The women of the town were bound and determined to have a school built … New idioms dictionary
be bound and determined — American to have a strong wish to do something and to not allow anything to stop you from doing it. She s bound and determined to make her career in medical research. (often + to do something) … New idioms dictionary
bound — bound1 [baund] the past tense and past participle of ↑bind bound 2 bound2 W3S2 adj [no comparative] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(likely)¦ 2¦(law/agreement)¦ 3¦(duty)¦ 4¦(travelling towards)¦ 5¦(relationship)¦ 6 be bound up in something … Dictionary of contemporary English
bound — Synonyms and related words: Highland fling, absolute, adjoin, affianced, affiliate, affiliated, allied, and jump, apodictic, apprenticed, articled, assembled, associate, associated, assured, backfire, backlash, backlashing, banded together,… … Moby Thesaurus
determined — Synonyms and related words: actual, adamant, approaching, arrogant, ascertained, assured, attested, authenticated, bent, borne out, bound, bound and determined, categorically true, certain, certified, circumscribed, circumscript, circumstantiated … Moby Thesaurus
bound — I adj 1. tied, tethered, made fast, fastened, secured, fixed; in bonds, shackled, fettered, manacled, handcuffed; restrained, confined, restricted. 2. obligated, obliged, duty bound; required, compel ed, constrained. 3. destined, predestined,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Emperor and His Brother — Infobox Film name = The Emperor and His Brother image size = caption = director = Chor Yuen producer = Run Run Shaw writer = Original novel: Jin Yong narrator = starring = Jason Pai Piao Ti Lung Lo Lieh Wen Hseuh Erh Ku Feng music =… … Wikipedia
bound — bound1 boundness, n. /bownd/, v. 1. pt. and pp. of bind. adj. 2. tied; in bonds: a bound prisoner. 3. made fast as if by a band or bond: She is bound to her family. 4. secured within a cover, as a book. 5. under a legal or moral obligation: He is … Universalium
bound — I. /baʊnd / (say bownd) adjective 1. tied; in bonds: a bound prisoner. 2. made fast as by a band or bond: bound by one s word. 3. secured within a cover, as a book. 4. constipated; costive. –phrase 5. bound to, a. under obligation to, legally or… …
Determined — Determine De*ter mine, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Determined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Determining}.] [F. d[ e]terminer, L. determinare, determinatum; de + terminare limit, terminus limit. See {Term}.] 1. To fix the boundaries of; to mark off and separate.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
