determined. (Fixed order.) • We were bound and determined to get there on time. • I'm bound and determined that this wont happen again.
house detective|detective|house
n. A detective employed by a hotel, store, or other business to watch for any trouble. The one-armed man sweeping the bank floor was really the house detective.
bound and determined to
bound and determined to Firmly resolved to, as in He was bound and determined to finish the assignment before taking on another. This phrase is a redundancy used for emphasis, as bound and determined here both mean “resolved to.” Also see bound to, be.
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