bound to, be

Idioms  

1. Be certain or destined to; also, be determined or resolved to. For example, We are bound to hear from them soon, or No matter what they say, she is bound to run for mayor. This usage is derived from the older sense of bound as “obliged.” [Mid-1500s]

2. see bound to.

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Example Sentences

There’s a chapter about a Hole show in Chicago — already a tour stop bound to be full of drama as it is Billy Corgan’s hometown — and Auf der Maur uses this one show as a way to talk about what a Hole show could be like.

From Salon

“I don’t see like I did, but they’s bound to be your bunch. And they’s giggin’ my frogs.”

From Literature

“We can’t let her go it alone, Jimmy. If Blythe’s is having a sale, Formann’s is bound to be having one too.”

From Literature

Formann’s Department Store had a whole new block-long addition; they were bound to be hiring.

From Literature

Anna May knew how to carry herself, and with the new picture about to release here and all the press she’d been getting in the past few months, people were bound to be curious about her.

From Literature