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
Boran	-	Turkish
Telmo	-	Portuguese, Spanish
MelÁNie	-	Czech
Katashi	kah-tah-shee	Japanese
EmĪLija	-	Latvian
Wes	-	English