dead set against
US /dɛd sɛt əˈɡɛnst/
・UK /ded set əˈgenst/
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idm.Strongly opposed or determined not to accept something.
She is dead set against the idea of moving abroad.
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Private Lives. Part 4. | BBC Learning English.
- When I spoke to my mother about joining the police service, she was dead set against it because of the fact that I'm female and black and because of all the negative publicity that the police had had in her era when she actually came to the country.
When I spoke to my mother about joining the police service, she was dead set against it because of the fact that I'm female and black and because of all the negative publicity that the police had had in her era when she actually came to the country.
- When I spoke to my mother about joining the police service, she was dead set against it because of the fact that I'm female and I'm Black, um, and
When I spoke to my mother about joining the police service, she was dead set against it because of the fact that I'm female and I'm Black, um, and
Trump's border czar Tom Homan announces end to the ICE surge in Minnesota
- And that's reflected in the polls which showed that most Americans, including even Republicans, were dead set against the way ICE was carrying out operations in Minnesota.
And that's reflected in the polls which showed that most Americans, including even Republicans, were dead set against the way ICE was carrying out operations in Minnesota.
- and that's reflected in the polls, which showed that most Americans, including even Republicans, were dead set against the way ICE was carrying out operations in Minnesota.
and that's reflected in the polls, which showed that most Americans, including even Republicans, were dead set against the way ICE was carrying out operations in Minnesota.
PBS News Hour full episode, June 29, 2026
- And Democrats, meantime, are dead set against this elections bill.
And Democrats, meantime, are dead set against this elections bill.
Iran is still negotiating over the FATE of the Strait of Hormuz: Dan Hoffman
- Iran, I think, is dead set against allowing us to achieve any sort of victory.
Iran, I think, is dead set against allowing us to achieve any sort of victory.