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set one's sights on

set one's sights on

Have as a goal, as in She's set her sights on law school. This expression alludes to the device on a firearm used for taking aim. [Mid-1900s]
See also: on, set, sight

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Nur Ad-Din-Arabic
Tzefanyah-Biblical Hebrew
GermÁN-Spanish
Sung-Hosung-hoKorean
Kusumakoo-SOO-mahIndonesian
Childress['tʃildris]
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