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
Alesander	-	Basque
Caiaphas	KAY-ə-fəs (English), KIE-ə-fəs (English)	Biblical
Ali (2)	AL-ee	English
Missie	MIS-ee	English
Jadranka	-	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Donat	DAW-naht (Polish)	French, Occitan, Catalan, Polish