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 Georgia and Texas and Oregon and LSU and Oklahoma and Notre Dame and every other school dead set on winning championships.
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Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
This faction was dead set against the sharing of any school supplies.
—Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
Bison is the leader of a faction called the Shadaloo, and his entire being is dead set on world domination.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
Unlike Daniel LaRusso, however, Li knows his stuff: He’s trained in kung fu by his longtime shifu and great-uncle, Mr. Han (Chan), but his mother is dead set against her boy fighting.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 May 2025
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Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
This faction was dead set against the sharing of any school supplies.
—Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
Bison is the leader of a faction called the Shadaloo, and his entire being is dead set on world domination.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
Unlike Daniel LaRusso, however, Li knows his stuff: He’s trained in kung fu by his longtime shifu and great-uncle, Mr. Han (Chan), but his mother is dead set against her boy fighting.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 May 2025
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“Dead set.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dead%20set. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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