get bent Idioma

bent out of shape

needlessly worried about something.

hell bent for election

going fast, determined to get somewhere There goes Joe, driving hell bent for election - always in a hurry.

bent

1. drunk
2. sad:"You got me bent like elbows, amongst other things" -- Outkast (Aliens [???])
3. stolen

bent as a nine bob note

1. positively homosexual
2. crooked, dishonest
a catch-phrase whose original meaning was version 2, but with the onset of 'bent' referring to homosexually has come to be heard more with regard to version 1. In British currency, a bob was a slang expression for a shilling (five pence) but with decimalization in 1971 became obsolete. There was never any such thing as a nine bob note, hence the simile

incumbent upon sb to

Idiom(s): incumbent upon sb to do sth

Theme: NEED

necessary for someone to do something. (Upon can be replaced with on.)
• It's incumbent upon you to do the work.
• It was incumbent on me to make the presentation of the first prize.

hell-bent for leather

Idiom(s): hell-bent for leather

Theme: MOVEMENT

moving or behaving recklessly; riding a horse fast and recklessly. (Informal. Typically found in western movies.)
• They took off after the horse thief, riding hell-bent for leather.
• Here comes the boss. She's not just angry; she's hell-bent for leather.

bent on

Idiom(s): bent on doing sth

Theme: DETERMINATION

determined to do something.
• Jane was bent on having her own apartment.
• Her mother was bent on keeping her at home.

Just as the twig is bent, the tree’s inclined

Things, especially education, that affect and influence us in our childhood shape the kind of adult we turn out to be. (There are various versions of this, like 'As the twig is bent, the tree's inclined' and 'As the twig is bent, so the tree inclines', 'As the twig is bent so is the tree inclined')

bent on|bent|bent upon

Very decided, determined, or set. The sailors were bent on having a good time. The policeman saw some boys near the school after dark and thought they were bent on mischief. The bus was late, and the driver was bent upon reaching the school on time.

incumbent

incumbent
incumbent on
or incumbent upon
resting upon as a duty or obligation

get bent

An assertion of dismissal, anger, annoyance, or aggravation against addition or in acknowledgment to what they are saying. A: "I charge to borrow $50 for my hire this month." B: "Get bent! You still owe me $100 from aftermost month!" You're such a jerk sometimes, why don't you aloof get bent!Learn more: bent, get

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