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fixed idea n an idea, esp one of an obsessional nature, that is persistently maintained and not subject to change Also called idée fixe How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This is an ignorant determined man, who has long had one fixed idea. His fixed idea was to save his girl from the man who had possessed himself of her(I use these words on purpose because the image they suggest was clearly in Mr. I suppose you know that the world is selfish, I mean the majority of the people in it, often unconsciously I must admit, and especially people with a mission, with a fixed idea, with some fantastic object in view, or even with only some fantastic illusion. |
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