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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
EnikŐ	-	Hungarian
Astrid	AH-strid (Swedish), AH-stree (Norwegian), AHS-trit (German)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, French
Orabela	o-rah-BE-lah	Esperanto
Trini	TREE-nee	Spanish
Tipene	-	Maori
Layton	['leitn]