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Discover Ludwig"dead set" is correct and usable in written English.
It is an informal phrase that means "completely determined" or "utterly devoted to a particular cause or outcome". For example: He's dead set on joining the army when he graduates.
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"Dead set – we're good.
Dead set on abortion.
We're dead set on the music.
"My dad was dead set against it.
Raven was dead set against that.
"I was dead set on toiling in obscurity," he said.
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Dead-set legend.
It's a dead-set certainty.
He is dead-set on making history.
"I'm not dead-set against vouchers" he said.
These have featured in previous fast-track authorisations, but Mr Bush is dead-set against them.
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