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set sights on
set sights on
set one's sights on
someone or something
Fig.
to regard having someone or something as one's goal.
He wanted a wife and he had set his sights on Alice. James set his sights on a law degree.
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on
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set
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sight
set
your
sights on
something/doing something
to decide to achieve something
She's set her sights on winning.
See
set alarm bells ringing
,
set the ball rolling
,
put the cat among the pigeons
,
lay eyes on
,
put mind at rest
,
put in motion
,
put the record straight
,
put the seal on
,
be carved in stone
,
set tongues wagging
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on
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set
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sight
set (one's) sights on
To have as a goal:
She set her sights on medical school.
See also:
on
,
set
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sight
Common Names:
Name
Gender
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Om
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Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Sabriyya
-
Arabic
Roger
RAH-jər
(English)
, ro-ZHE
(French)
English, French, Catalan, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch
Hariwini
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Ancient Germanic
Nuada
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Irish Mythology
Liza
['laizə]
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