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bent on doing (something) What does bent on doing (something) mean?	to be determined to do something	The young boys were bent on buying the old car to fix it up.
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a road hog What does "a road hog" mean?	a car driver who uses more than his share of the road	The person in front of me on the highway was a road hog but I tried not to get angry.

Burn your fingers What does "Burn your fingers" mean?	If you burn your fingers, you suffer a loss or something unpleasant as the result of something you did, making you less likely to do it again.
buy (something) for a song What does "buy (something) for a song" mean?	to buy something cheaply	We were able to buy the boat for a song.
cool off What does "cool off" mean?	calm down; relax
have a crush (on someone) What does "have a crush (on someone)" mean?	have strong feelings of love for someone (often for a short time and with no results)	have strong feelings of love for someone (often for a short time and with no results)The young girl had a crush on her teacher in junior high school but of course it was an impossible situation.
__ -savvy What does "__ -savvy" mean?	knowledgeable about ___ .	"If you're having problems with your hard disk, talkto Jim. He's very computer-savvy. "
have eyes in the back of one`s head What does "have eyes in the back of one`s head" mean?	to have the ability to know what is happening behind one's back	Our teacher has eyes in the back of her head and she always knows what is going on in the classroom.

a one-night stand What does "a one-night stand" mean?	an activity that lasts only one night	The rock band played several one-night stands last month.
Break your duck What does "Break your duck" mean?	(UK) If you break your duck, you do something for the first time.
bright and early What does "bright and early" mean?	very early	The woman likes to get up bright and early every morning.
deliver the goods What does "deliver the goods" mean?	to succeed in doing a good job of something	The new manager is not very popular but he is able to deliver the goods.
run (something) by (someone) again What does "run (something) by (someone) again" mean?	to say something again	I asked my colleague to run his ideas by me again.

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Bent On Doing (something) Idiom