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bound for
Idioms and Phrases
On the way to, heading for. For example, This bus is bound for Broadway . It is also found in a well-known gospel hymn in which the singer is 鈥渂ound for the land of Canaan.鈥 This phrase stems from the 12th-century meaning of bound as 鈥渞eady鈥 or 鈥減repared.鈥Example Sentences
Apple said it was shifting production of iPhones bound for the American market away from China, which is facing the highest duties.
Detectives were also able to intercept a shipment of stolen bitcoin-mining computers that was set to be loaded onto a plane bound for Hong Kong.
Hundreds wait under a scorching sun to board metal boats bound for Malakal.
Trout is bound for Cooperstown, a three-time most valuable player.
The White House also found itself facing criminal contempt of court charges when a federal judge said the administration defied his order to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants that were bound for El Salvador.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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