- lower your sights
- lower (your) sights
to accept something less good than the thing you were hoping for.
With so few jobs around she's had to lower her sights.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
lower your sights
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lower your sights — If you lower your sights, you accept something that is less than you were hoping for … The small dictionary of idiomes
lower your sights — raise/lower your ˈsights idiom to expect more/less from a situation • If they can t afford such a big house, they ll just have to lower their sights a little. Main entry: ↑sightidiom … Useful english dictionary
lower your sights — If you lower your sights, you accept something that is less than you were hoping for. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Lower your sights — If you lower your sights, you accept something that is less than you were hoping for … Dictionary of English idioms
raise your sights — raise/lower your ˈsights idiom to expect more/less from a situation • If they can t afford such a big house, they ll just have to lower their sights a little. Main entry: ↑sightidiom … Useful english dictionary
lower sights — lower (your) sights to accept something less good than the thing you were hoping for. With so few jobs around she s had to lower her sights … New idioms dictionary
raise/lower one's sights — If you raise/lower your sights, your raise or lower your expectations, or you are more or less ambitious. He had to lower his sights and accept a less well paid job than what he hoped for … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
On Your Own Adventures — Logo of the On Your Own Adventures TV Show Country of origin United States No. of seasons 1 … Wikipedia
sight — sight1 [ saıt ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the ability to see using your eyes: EYESIGHT, VISION: I m having laser treatment to improve my sight. Wolf spiders hunt mainly by sight. => SECOND SIGHT a ) the act of seeing something: sight of: I can t… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sight — I UK [saɪt] / US noun Word forms sight : singular sight plural sights *** 1) [uncountable] the ability to see using your eyes Wolf spiders hunt mainly by sight. I m having laser treatment to improve my sight. He has lost 75 per cent of his sight… … English dictionary
