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- set one's sights on
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]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Sinclair | | sin-KLER | English (Rare) |
| Yam | | - | Near Eastern Mythology |
| Maren | | MAH-ren (Danish) | Danish, Norwegian |
| Barnard | | ['bɑ:nəd] | |
| Antigonos | | - | Ancient Greek |
| Nela | | - | Croatian, Slovak, Portuguese, Czech |