lower one's sights

Reduce one's goals or aspirations, as in Once he got the job I'd applied for, I had to lower my sights. This expression alludes to taking aim through the sights of a firearm. Also see raise one's sights; set one's sights on. [Second half of 1900s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gregory	['gregəri]
Cilla	SIL-lah (Swedish), SI-lah (Dutch)	Swedish, Dutch
Nicola (2)	NIK-ə-lə (English)	German, Czech, English
Edita	-	Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Lithuanian
Muadhnait	MOO-nat	Irish
Mahatma	mə-HAHT-mə (English)	History