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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
Tajana-Croatian, Serbian
Aleksandrah-lyek-SAHNDR (Russian), ah-leek-SAHNDR (Russian)Russian, Armenian, Ukrainian
AmmielAM-ee-əl (English)Biblical
Andrejs-Latvian
GiedrĖ-Lithuanian
Doris['dɔris]
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