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
Pascuala	pahs-KWAH-lah	Spanish
DorotÉIa	-	Portuguese (Brazilian)
Heinrike	hien-REE-kə	German
Anders	AHN-desh (Swedish), AHN-ders (Swedish, Danish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Alexis	ah-LEK-sis (German), al-ek-SEE (French), ə-LEK-sis (English)	German, French, English, Greek, Ancient Greek
Miia	MEE:-ah	Finnish